Joining Mathematical Education JEM

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Joining Mathematical EducationJEM

• eContentPlus 38208
• Thematic Network

Knot courtesy of Rob Scharein
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Administrative Details

• JEM is a
• eContentPlus 38208 Thematic Network
• Start date 1 August 2006
• Duration 36 Months
• Max EU Funding 800000

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Addressing the eLearning Challenge

• To produce e-content improving the way students
  learn and teachers teach is harder than expected
  it requires a combination of expertise and
  competences.
• For mathematics,
• professional mathematicians,
• software engineers,
• publishers,
• learning theorists,
• should be enabled to productively talk to each
  other.

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Goal of the JEM Thematic Network

• To channel the expertise required to enhance the
  quality of eContent in mathematics.

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Mission of JEM
MathML OpenMathMath WGMathQTI
Foster and extend the multicultural and
multilingual use of semantic markup for
mathematics in the e-learning community
Monitor learning technologies so that
mathematical content can be integrated and
delivered by state-of-the-art and leading systems
Assessment Wikis BlogsConferencing
Structure, coordinate and support the user and
authoring community of e-learning in mathematics.
Best practice Web Portal Meetings Training Camp
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JEM Founding Partners

• U of Helsinki (FI)
• UPC (ES)
• TU/e (NL)
• TU Berlin (DE)
• IUB Bremen (DE)
• U of Amsterdam (NL)
• U of Birmingham (UK)
• FernUni Hagen (DE)

• Liguori Editore (I)
• ISN Oldenburg (DE)
• U of Aachen (DE)
• UNED Madrid (ES)
• UOC (ES)
• U of Lisboa (PT)
• Maths for More (ES)
• NAG Ltd. (UK)

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Criteria for Adding New Members

• New partners to join JEM must have demonstrated
  excellence in developing and/or using one or more
  of the following
• eContent in education in sciences
• relevant technology for e-Learning
• theoretical background empowering new and
  innovative ways to use technology in education.
• Preference will be given to organizations from
  countries not yet represented within the network.

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Performance and Success Indicators

• Number of
• participants at JEM events
• core members at JEM events
• countries covered in any JEM event
• relevant events where JEM is represented
• events where JEM results have been presented
• stakeholders informed about JEM and its results
• Take-up of any standards/common practice promoted
  by JEM

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Expected Benefits

• High-quality e-content in mathematics
• Compatible web standards for e-maths
• Informed authoring community
• Interactions and cross-feedback among users and
  developers of technologies
• Dissemination of best practice
• Expertise pool

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Participants Rôles
Content Authoring UH UPC TU/e TUB UvA UB FernUni
LI ISN RWTH UNED UOC Univ.Lisboa
Technology Development UH TU/e IUB UB M4M NAG ISN
Dissemination UvA FernUni M4M NAG LI ISN UNED UOC
Univ.Lisboa
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Strategic Impact
Content Single Variable Calculus Algebra
Interactive EMILeA Statistics math-kit flashcards
Dissemination 140,000 UNED students 45 countries
touched by UOC 3,300 titles in Liguoris
catalogue 10,000 NAGs library users
Technology W3C-Math PhysML OpenMath OMDoc
multilingual maths online assessment Virtual Labs
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Planned JEM Events

• JEM Workshops, bi-annual
• JEM School and Training Camp

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Relevant Projects to JEM

• WebALT Web Advanced Learning Technologies
  http//webalt.math.helsinki.fi/content/index_eng.h
  tml
• WIRIS (from Math4More) http//www.wiris.com/
• MuMIE (Multimediale Mathematikausbildung für
  Ingenieure)
• http//www.mumie.net/

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JEM - SWOT Analysis

• Strengtha collection of best experts in the area
  and a combination of businesses and universities
• Weaknessmust rely on voluntary work
• Opportunities emergence of new ways to publish
  educational materials
• Threats not identified

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Further Opportunities with Mathematics

• EMIS - European Mathematical Information System -
  EMS http//www.emis.de/
• MiniDML Mini Digital Mathematical Library
• http//minidml.mathdoc.fr/
• WDML-World Digital Mathematical Library
• http//www.ceic.math.ca/WDML/index.shtml

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Thank you!

• Information
• mika.seppala_at_webalt.net
• olga.caprotti_at_webalt.net

Knot courtesy of Rob Scharein