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| ID | 518 |
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| First Name | Angela |
| Last Name | Kohlhaas |
| Institution | Loras College |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | Data Reasoning: Changing our General Math Requirement |
| Abstract | At Loras College, we have had a mathematical modeling requirement in our general education for some time. Traditional courses like college algebra, precalculus, and calculus satisfy the requirement, as do a variety of “math for liberal arts” type courses. Though all of them use data, none of them deeply engage students in reasoning with data. This means we are not really preparing our students to engage with our data-driven world. We have also had an increased demand for statistics, which barely satisfies our math modeling outcomes. So, whether we are sages or fools, we have decided to essentially change our general education math requirement to a statistics requirement. In this talk, we will share our hopes, our steps in this direction, and our concerns so far. |
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| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | none |
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| Date Submitted | 2018-09-24 22:48:46 |
| Year | 2018 |