Teaching Colloquium Series

Upcoming Colloquia

Date and Time: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12PM

Location: PB 013 or on Zoom

Speaker: Lance Burger, Ph.D.

Abstract: This talk will discuss work by mathematics education researcher Guershon Harel elaborating on his framework for teaching mathematics. The main idea of DNR is based on instruction centered on ‘intellectual need,’ rather than ‘rewards and punishments.’ The talk will focus on presenting Harel’s three key concepts for implementing this idea, being: Duality, Necessity and Repeated Reasoning, in a context of teaching about complex numbers.

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Recent Coolquia

Date and Time: Friday, August 29, 2025, at 12PM

Location: PB 390 or on Zoom

Speaker: Oscar Vega, Ph.D.

Abstract: Maintaining students engaged in class has been shown to create a positive effect on the learning of mathematics at all levels. In this presentation, I will channel information that I have come across regarding group work and the art of asking questions that elicit participation in class. I may share some anecdotal evidence from my personal experience, though I am a practitioner and not an expert. In any case, I hope that this presentation will generate discussions about teaching mathematics among colleagues.