Do old habits die hard? How university mathematics teaching may have risen to the challenges presented by the move to an online learning environment

Hooper, Owen and Nardi, Elena ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7145-6473 (2021) Do old habits die hard? How university mathematics teaching may have risen to the challenges presented by the move to an online learning environment. In: Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

We report findings from a small-scale investigation into how university mathematics teaching (UMT) adapted to the challenges presented by the move to an online learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Six interviews were conducted with lecturers in a UK university and then analysed through a commognitive lens. Two themes emerged from the analysis: the “faceless audience”; and, “coping without the chalk and blackboard". Amongst the innovative and productive UMT routines that emerged in the midst of the pandemic emergency and at quite short notice, were, for example, the use of multiple-choice questions and emoticons as a barometer for student engagement and understanding (replacing previous reliance on facial expressions and nods of heads). We conclude with reflections – and a call for further research – on whether these urgently devised and implemented innovations are here to stay or whether old UMT habits will prove too hard to die, and return.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Research in Mathematics Education
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2023 09:30
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2023 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91171
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