BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Brendan Masterson (Middlesex University London) DTSTART:20240215T150000Z DTEND:20240215T160000Z DTSTAMP:20261002T200603Z UID:mathseminarsnuig/77 DESCRIPTION:Title: Authenticity in Learning\, Teaching and Assessment.\nby Bren dan Masterson (Middlesex University London) as part of Maths seminars at t he University of Galway\n\nLecture held in ADB1020.\n\nAbstract\nMiddlese x University has a practice-based approach supporting students to develop the knowledge and skills they need for their professional careers. Taking this as our guiding principle while revalidating our maths programmes we d ecided to rethink our learning teaching and assessment strategies. This in volved moving away from traditional mathematical teaching methodologies to wards a more inclusive and authentic approach while maintaining the necess ary rigour for a mathematics degree.\nTo prepare students for their mathem atical careers we embed a number of techniques that allow them to develop particular employability skills throughout their degree. These include the use of industry standard tools in class and a module dedicated to problem -solving and communication. We also distinguish between authentic assessme nt\, that is submission formats that are closely aligned with work tasks\, and authentic problems\, which use real data\, complicated real-life mode ls or the kind of imprecise formulation that typifies real-world problems. \nIn this talk I will discuss our rationale for this approach to learning and teaching\, I will give examples of our assessment approach and how we mitigate against the barriers to equality of opportunity that this approa ch has made explicit.\n\nContact: Kirsten Pfeiffer\n LOCATION:https://researchseminars.org/talk/mathseminarsnuig/77/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR