Innovation in Mathematics Support through a Blended-Learning Approach

Project Overview
Project Title	Innovation in Mathematics Support through a Blended-Learning Approach
Project Leader	Prof Allen Moy & Prof Jimmy Fung
School / Dept	SSCI / MATH
Project Duration	Sep 2012 - Aug 2015
Project Description	This project is built on the pilot project in 2011-12 in implementing an open source online homework system WeBWorK and establishing a pilot Math Support Center. The aim of the current project is to scale up the pilot project to implement WeBWorK in more service courses and to expand the Math Support Center in order to respond to the demand of the large influx of students under the 3-3-4 curriculum. In a blended-learning approach, WeBWorK and the Math Support Center are combined to support mathematics learning through: 1) an online system to provide instant feedback to the students to access their learning process and 2) a physically established Math Support Center which may facilitate more contacts and interactions among students and teachers (including instructors, teaching assistants and peer students) in a supportive learning environment.
Project Outcome	Deliverables of the project include: establishment of a dedicated physical location for a continuing math support center, migration of basic courses to use the support center, with the majority of basic courses also integrating the open source WeBWorK as an essential blended learning component of the course, a 2 day workshop held June 10-11, 2014 devoted to WeBWork and Support Centers assemblage of a long-term staff with operational experience in running the support center, establishment in partnership with CELT of a program to train staff and helpers in the support center.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Final Report Project-end Review by Project Leader
Adaptation	Full Project

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