New Technologies in Mathematics Teaching
Code
10787
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Matemática
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
António Manuel Dias Domingos, Maria Helena Coutinho Gomes Almeida Santos
Weekly hours
2
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
This course aims to provide students with a general discussion of the different kinds of technologies availablefor classroom use to promote teaching and learning of mathematics. The aim is to:
Identify new educational goals that become relevant with the emergence of new technologies,
Discuss the conditions for successful integration of new technologies in the activity of the classroom,
Explore in detail the operation of each one of the technologies presented,
Identify the strengths and limitations of each technology,
Develop materials for the classroom, based on the use of technologies studied.
Prerequisites
absent
Subject matter
The program of the course includes the following topics:
Graphing calculators - functions
Graphing calculators - statistics and sequences
sensors to collect data
Internet (applets, Moodle)
Cabri-géomètre (2D, 3D)
Geometer''s Sketchpad
TI Nspire Graphing Calculators (CX and CAS)
Derive
Excel
Modellus
Bibliography
Domingos, A. (1994). Materiais para a aula de matemática. Funções e modelação. Lisboa: Projecto Pólya, Secção Ciências da Educação da FCT/UNL.
Junqueira, M. (1994). Materiais para a aula de matemática. Geometria. Lisboa: Projecto Pólya, Secção Ciências da Educação da FCT/UNL.
Ponte, J. P., Canavarro, A. P. (1997). Matemática e Novas Tecnologias. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Veloso, E. (Ed.). (1998). Geometria. Lisboa: Instituto de Inovação Educacional.
Wilder, S. J., & Pimm, D. (2005). Teaching Secondary Mathematics with ICT: Open University Press.
Hoyles, C.; Lagrange, J. (2010). Mathematics Education and Technology – Rethinking the Terrain: Springer.
Teaching method
Students will be organized into groups. Each group will be responsible for the theoretical framework of a theme, managing the same discussion with other students.
Each group will be responsible for submitting / exploration of one or more technologies. It should also develop / select a set of tasks for the classroom whose exploitation can be greatly benefited by the use of technology.
The teacher supports students in preparing their presentations. Sometimes the teacher can make a prior introduction to the topic under study.
Evaluation method
Assessment will be continuous and will be based on:
- Student participation in class work,
- Presenting / exploring the use of technologies,
- The development / selection of a set of tasks to be explored, based on the use of technology.