The conference program is available in pdf format - 2008 Conference Program and 2008 Session Descriptions. Some highlights include:
- When Am I Ever Going to Use This? (Keynote Address) - Frank C. Wilson, Chandler-Gilbert CC
- Discover, Create, and Solve: Engaging Activities that Make Learning Real - Frank C. Wilson, Chandler-Gilbert CC
- Breaking News! Students Actually Do Their Algebra Homework - Ria Thomas and Annette Magyar, Southwestern Michigan CC
- Advantages of using an online homework system, Ann Borland, Wiley Plus and Jim Egan, Washtenaw CC
- Organizing Your Digital Self - Maria Andersen, Muskegon CC
- Online Calculus - Maria Andersen, Muskegon CC
- Can Students Really Do Quality Group Projects? - Deb Pharo, Northwestern Michigan C
- Using Digital Pens in Teaching Mathematics Online and in the Classroom - Sam Bazzi, Henry Ford CC
- Department Chair Panel - Barb Jur, Macomb CC; Jim Egan, Washtenaw CC; Kris Chatas, Washtenaw CC; Vinnie Maltese, Monroe County CC; Lois Bearden, Schoolcraft CC; Todd Troutman, Lansing CC
- Retaining All/More of Your Students: Math Success - Jack Rotman, Lansing CC
- Improving Student Performance With Mastery Based Software - Merideth Thomerson, Hawkes Learning System
- Mathematics and Music: How Brass Instruments Work - Jim Trefzger, Parkland C
- Some Fresh Ideas for Traditional Calculus Courses - Jim Trefzger, Parkland C
- Recreational Mathematics - Tom Wells, Delta C
- What’s the point? - John Dersch, Grand Rapids CC
- The Right Stuff Project: Refocused College Algebra at Delta College - Randy Nichols, Delta C
- Video Lectures in Blackboard Using Camtasia - Mark Hopkins, Oakland CC
- Turning Point Technology Clickers in the Intermediate Algebra Class - Anna Cox, Kellogg CC
- Introductory Statistics: Here's What We're Doing - Doug Mace, Kirtland CC; Paul Drelles, Westshore CC; Jim Ham, Delta C
- Engaging the Pre-Service Teacher in the Statistical Process - Teacher and Student Reflections- Darlene Kohrman, Kalamazoo Valley CC
- Going the Distance in Education - Nancy Sattler, Terra CC
For additional information about the conference, please contact Natascha Rivet (njrivet@delta.edu) or Phoebe Lutz (pglutz@delta.edu).
To learn more about The Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (MichMATYC), please visit michmatyc.org.
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