IRs Rx for Libs? Possibly

Open access, or the idea anyway, came to life nearly a decade and a half ago. Now almost fifteen years later, we’re still talking about it, still paying exorbitant amounts for periodicals, or their still relatively new counterparts, electronic aggregate databases. Experts tell me that fifteen years is not enough time for a good idea to catch on. I guess that’s the way it is with Murphy’s Law: bad ideas catch on instantly while good ideas come and go, most never seeing the light of day.

Potential scenarios for Internet use in the mathematics classroom

Research on the influence of multiple representations in mathematics education gained new momentum when personal computers and software started to become available in the mid-1980s. It became much easier for students who were not fond of algebraic representations to work with concepts such as function using graphs or tables. Research on how students use such software showed that they shaped the tools to their own needs, resulting in an intershaping relationship in which tools shape the way students know at the same time the students shape the tools and influence the design of the next generation of tools. This kind of research led to the theoretical perspective presented in this paper: knowledge is constructed by collectives of humans-with-media. In this paper, I will discuss how media have shaped the notions of problem and knowledge, and a parallel will be developed between the way that software has brought new possibilities to mathematics education and the changes that the Internet may bring to mathematics education. This paper is, therefore, a discussion about the future of mathematics education. Potential scenarios for the future of mathematics education, if the Internet becomes accepted in the classroom, will be discussed. © FIZ Karlsruhe 2009.

Narrativas Multimodais: a imagem dos matemáticos em performances matemáticas digitais

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Educação matemática encena

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Bestiary: Possum

Oil

Daniel and Lily

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Daniel (detail)

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Frances

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Laura E.

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Susie Jane

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Laura C.

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Heidi

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Lauren Randall

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Girl and Iguana

Mixed Media/Panel 24 x 24"