PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Using video in online work groups to support faculty collaboration
Page: 690
Faculty in undergraduate mathematics departments are currently involved in making changes to their instruction, particularly by introducing different modes of student-centered type instruction. In this paper, we analyze a situation where faculty are involved in online collaboration using video of their own classrooms. We found that showing the video during the online work groups promotes more discussion of pedagogy rooted in instructional components than instructors watching the videos alone before. Pedagogy and students’ mathematics also become important discussion points that encouraged and supported the instructors. Providing instructional components as a frame proved to be successful in supporting the video discussions as they stay centered on instruction.