A training session for new maths support tutors is taking place on Friday 20th September 2019, from 10.00am to 3.00pm, at the University of Greenwich. The day is aimed at training PhD students at Greenwich who will be taking on tutoring work in mathematics and statistics support in the coming year, but it is being opened […]
Will your maths support centre be employing new tutors in the coming year? For example, postgrad students or academic staff who are new to the practice of mathematics and statistics support in HE? The sigma Network is offering a FREE one-day training workshop for new maths and statistics support tutors on Thursday 3rd October 2019, at Cardiff University. OUTLINE PROGRAMME […]
We are delighted to invite members of the sigma Network to join our FREE one day mathematics education meeting under the theme of “Mathematics learning activities – transition to HE”. The provisional programme is below: 10.00 Registration. Welcome. Coffee. 10.30 Keynote: Dr Kirsten Pfeiffer (University of Galway) “Proof evaluation as a learning activity” 11.30 Workshop: Ms Abigail […]
Do you have an interest in learning and teaching in statistics and/or statistics support in Higher Education? This free event, hosted by Sheffield Hallam University and organised by the sigma-Network’s Special Interest Group in Statistics Support, aims to bring together like-minded colleagues to exchange ideas and share good practice related to learning and teaching in […]
The University of Chester is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a sigma Network workshop on Maths/Stats Anxiety at our beautiful Queen’s Park Campus on Friday 28th February. The event is aimed at all maths/stats support colleagues who work with students experiencing maths/stats anxiety and wish to learn more, and/or have something to share. The workshop […]
The impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on all of our lives is unprecedented and, as educators, we have had to very quickly adapt our ways of teaching and learning. In order to see how teaching and learning has changed, we are hosting an online support workshop showcasing what institutions and practitioners of mathematics and […]
The sigma Mathematics and Statistics Support team at Coventry University would like to invite you to a series of events that we are planning to run in May. The first will take place on Friday 7th May between 10am and 1pm (BST) and will be an informal coffee morning. We invite you to attend to discuss any matters regarding mathematics […]
Dear colleagues, Thank you to all those who came along to the coffee morning on Friday. I hope you found it useful and a good chance to catch up with people you may not have been able to connect with for a while. There was positive feedback, and it may be something we can continue […]
The agenda for the 17th is roughly as follows: 10.30-11.00am – Welcome, hello’s and an informal group discussion for themes/ideas/thoughts you would like to be explored/discussed etc. 11.00-11.40am – Smaller group meetings in breakout rooms to discuss particular themes/ideas emerging from the earlier discussion 11.40am-12.00pm – Reporting back with ideas for the Steering group and […]