Abstract
In Germany mathematics has unfortunately become a subject of fear and remains one of the main reasons for dropping out of university. Therefore, universities need to close the knowledge gap between the mathematical knowledge learned at school and the mathematical knowledge needed in university studies.
To meet the requirements of students at the beginning of their studies, a hybrid course had been implemented. The combination of online lectures to motivate and address more difficult topics, online MAPLE exercises and tests to allow flexible learning attracted many of them. This hybrid type of implementation also meets the current expectations of students by avoiding old-fashioned teaching methods in a highly flexible world, especially from the pandemic perspective.
MAPLE incorporated in the Möbius courseware was used as part of courses to educate new students in mathematics. Lectures, online tutorials, and MAPLE-based online exercises are preceded by a digital placement test, so students are enabled to reflect on their level of knowledge beforehand.
We aim to investigate how intuitive the MAPLE-based learning environment is and to determine the success factors and best practices of a digital bridge course. Please be aware that we present our experiences using Möbius and MAPLE.
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Acknowledgment
We would like to thank Birgitta Kinscher and Jessica Töpfer for their good cooperation, without whose help in organizing the course would not have been possible.
For the mathematical contents we would like to thank especially Thoralf Chrobok and Akiko Kato. Thanks to the help of the student assistants Annalena Schubert, Maike Günther and Shantanu Ladhwe we were able to quickly create many tasks in our new digital tool and build the structure of the courses as desired.
The exchange with the lecturers Thoralf Chrobok and Christian Germer helped to prepare the course contents accordingly in online exercises and placement and final tests.
Special thanks also go to Sebastian Homer, who was responsible for the preparation and technical support for the LMS Moodle.
Many thanks for the good cooperation.
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Binkowski, L., Dux, M., Wendler, T. (2021). Student Satisfaction Determinants in Hybrid Learning Environments Based on MAPLE. In: Corless, R.M., Gerhard, J., Kotsireas, I.S. (eds) Maple in Mathematics Education and Research. MC 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1414. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81698-8_6
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