The JEM Network is co-organizing and co-sponsoring the Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning 2009, in Terchova, Slovakia between May 30 - June 6, 2009. The goal of the JEM sessions is to present an introduction to some of the learning technologies developed and used by partners of the thematic network. Confirmed speakers are listed here below.

Chris Sangwin is a lecturer in the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom and Research Fellow for the Maths Stats and OR Network, part of the Higher Education Academy. He is a National Teaching Fellow. His educational research focuses on using computer algebra systems for assessment of mathematics. Chris Sangwin's workshop will introduce participants to a computer aided assessment system for mathematics known as STACK, a System for Teaching and Assessment using a Computer algebra Kernel. STACK makes use of the computer algebra system Maxima for a variety of tasks, the most important of which is establishing mathematical properties of student's answers. We discuss STACK with a focus on (i) the data structure used to represent questions, (ii) how teachers write questions of their own and (iii) how to structure larger assessments to promote learning.

Matti Pauna is based in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the University of Helsinki. He has been involved in EU projects whose aim is to utilize and study the use of technology in mathematics education. Matti Pauna's workshop will concentrate on using automatic assessment in mathematics education in various school levels. We introduce the type of content that has been used in high schools, technical engineering schools and universities and different methodologies that are suitable in these environments. We provide teacher guide lines and case studies. We also discuss the new possibilities given by using the automatically graded exercises in mobile phones as quick "clicker" type tests in middle of lectures.

Responsible JEM Contact: UH.