Hood College Test Site Hood College Test Site ExperienceExperience

An OverviewAn Overview

Kimber Tysdal

Hood College at a glanceHood College at a glance

Private liberal arts college in Frederick, MDPrivate liberal arts college in Frederick, MD Current enrollment 1200 undergraduates Current enrollment 1200 undergraduates

and 1000 graduate studentsand 1000 graduate students Historically a women’s college, but Historically a women’s college, but

admitted men as commuters in the 1970sadmitted men as commuters in the 1970s Currently fully coeducationalCurrently fully coeducational Significant commuter populationSignificant commuter population

Hood’s Math DepartmentHood’s Math Department

One full professor: Betty MayfieldOne full professor: Betty Mayfield Three assistant professors: Kimber Three assistant professors: Kimber

Tysdal, Ann Stewart, Judy Seymour Tysdal, Ann Stewart, Judy Seymour (part time)(part time)

Visiting assistant professor: Martha Visiting assistant professor: Martha MeadowsMeadows

Several adjuncts!Several adjuncts!

Project CALC at HoodProject CALC at Hood Hood has been teaching with Project Hood has been teaching with Project

CALC materials since sometime in the CALC materials since sometime in the 1990’s1990’s

Until Fall 2006, this meant using the Until Fall 2006, this meant using the 11stst edition of edition of Calculus: Modeling and Calculus: Modeling and ApplicationApplication

In Fall 2006, we switched our Calculus In Fall 2006, we switched our Calculus I classes to the 2I classes to the 2ndnd (online) edition; (online) edition; Calculus II followed in Spring 2007Calculus II followed in Spring 2007

Testing Calculus ITesting Calculus I

Fall 2006: three sections of Calculus I Fall 2006: three sections of Calculus I Two instructorsTwo instructors Four TAsFour TAs Seventy studentsSeventy students

Spring 2007: one section of Calculus ISpring 2007: one section of Calculus I One instructorOne instructor One TAOne TA Twenty studentsTwenty students

Testing Calculus IITesting Calculus II

Spring 2007: two sections of Calculus IISpring 2007: two sections of Calculus II Two instructorsTwo instructors Five TAsFive TAs Forty-five studentsForty-five students

ChallengesChallenges

Getting students to accept an online Getting students to accept an online texttext

Learning how to use the text in classLearning how to use the text in class Convincing students to read the textConvincing students to read the text Editing while teachingEditing while teaching Developing new versions of labs and Developing new versions of labs and

projectsprojects

BenefitsBenefits

Direct links to technologyDirect links to technology Links to outside informationLinks to outside information Answers to checkpoints and activities Answers to checkpoints and activities

are “hidden”are “hidden” A chance to impact the current A chance to impact the current

edition of the text edition of the text nownow

Hood will continue to use the online Hood will continue to use the online text in 2007-2008text in 2007-2008

Tomorrow I’ll talk specifically about Tomorrow I’ll talk specifically about what it’s like to teach with these what it’s like to teach with these materialsmaterials