Professor attends Developmental Education Conference

March 11, 2013

Assistant Professor Linda Hunt, developmental math co-coordinator, recently attended the 37th Annual National Association for Developmental Education Conference (NADE) and Certification Institute in Denver, Colo. This year's theme was "Pioneering the Education Frontier."

This institute is the first step of self-evaluation and best practices in academic support programs. Factors that influence the teaching and learning process are developmental coursework, tutoring, and course-based learning assistance.

After attending the preconference institute, she attended seven conference sessions which included ideas, such as:

• Using simple math in complex ways;
• Breaking three-hour math courses into one-hour modules;
• Academic coaching;
• Linking math with reading;
• Number sense;
• Flipped classrooms (getting content before class and using class time to solve problems);
• Activity-based math; and
• Smartpens (capture audio along with notes).

"What a great way to learn about best practices and get ideas on how to help our students become more successful," said Hunt.