Mathematics Technology Talks/Activities

1991 (First EXPO)
Talk: How to Use and Not Use Derive.
Workshop: Practice & Exploration: MicroCalc, TrueBasic Calculus, & Derive.

1992
Steering Committee: Member.
Workshop: Advanced Derive Workshop: Calculus I & Calculus II.
Discussion: What High Schools Will Prepare For and What Colleges Will Expect.
Author: Sources for Software, Graphics Calculators, Books.

1993
Steering Committee: CHAIR.
Author: Sources for Software, Graphics Calculators, Books.

1994
Steering Committee: CHAIR.
Workshop: The Eclectic Lab: Six Unusual PC/Calculator Labs for Calculus I & II.
Author: Sources for Software, Graphics Calculators, Books.

1995
Steering Committee: Member.
Talk: Derive Visualizations: What You Might Not Know You Can Do!
Showcase: A Comparison of the TI-82, SHARP EL-9300c, & the New HP 38G Graphics Calculators.
Showcase: A Comparison of the HP 48GX and the New TI-92 Graphics Calculators.

1996
Steering Committee: Member.
Talk: A Newly-Discovered Property of Ellipses: Is Star Trek's PHASER Imminent?
Workshop: Interactive Notebooks on a Graphics Calculator: The New HP 38G & Aplets.
Showcase: A Comparison of Derive for Windows with 'Classic' Derive.
Discussion: What Will We Do with the TI-92? A Discussion of the Future.

1997
Steering Committee: Member.
Showcase: Useful Mathematics Freeware/Shareware.
Showcase: Comparison between the New SHARP EL-9600c & the TI-83 Graphics Calculators.
Discussion: Algebra Topics: What Do We Throw? What Do We Keep?

1998
Steering Committee: Member.
Talk: Stop, Go, & Actively Engage: College Algebra on VideoTape in 1998.
Talk: Alternate Office Hours: From Blackboard & Chalk to Internet Whiteboard & Digital Pen.

1999
Steering Committee: Member.
Talk: Virtual Office Hours and More: Year One of the University of Missouri Project.
Discussion: Differentiating Student Skills With Respect to Online Courses.

2000
Steering Committee: Member.

2001
Steering Committee: Member.
Discussion: What Do We Need to Know About Online Teaching?

2002
Steering Committee: Member.

2003
Steering Committee: Member.
Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here? Guiding the EXPO Through Its "Teens".

1. Annual Workshop on Derive, Microcalc, and graphics calculators.
   1991-1996, MPI (Mathematics and Physics Institute) high school mathematics/physics faculty.
2. Invited Workshop on Mathematics Computer Software (Derive, Microcalc, etc.)
   Apr. 5, 1991, Metropolitan Community Colleges mathematics in-service training, Penn Valley Community College.
3. Workshop on Derive and Microcalc.
   Sept. 27, 1991, UMKC Mathematics Dept. faculty and staff.
4. Invited Workshop on Derive.
   Apr. 14, 1992, UMKC Education 489DF Special Topics: Algebra for Teachers.
5. Using Mathematics Software and Technology in Secondary School Mathematics Courses.
   Sept. 3, 1992, Invited Lecture, Truman High School, Independence, MO.
6. Invited Workshops on Derive.
   Sept. 14, 23, 1992, Independence School District secondary school mathematics teachers.
7. Derive and Algebra.
   May 18, 1993, Invited Workshop Nowlin Middle School.
8. Invited Lecture/Workshops on the SHARP EL-9300C Graphics Calculator.
   July 1, 1994, UMKC HSSMTI (High School Science, Mathematics, and Technology Institute).
9. Introduction to Derive.
   Sept. 9, 1994, UMKC Physics Dept. faculty preparing for student PC lab installation.
10. Workshop on Derive.
    Mar. 1, 1995, 8th grade Algebra students from Nowlin Middle School.
11. Workshop on Derive & Graphics Calculators.
    Mar. 1, 1995, 3 hours, UMKC Education class 568R.
12. Workshop in Derive and Univ. of AZ programs.
    Mar. 15, 1995, students from Southwest High School.
13. Hosted a working visit from Linda Crabtree of Longview Community College.
    May 5, 1995; How the MPI uses computers in teaching calculus.
14. An Introduction to the TI-92.
    Jan. 9, 1996, 2 hour workshop, Johnson County Community College.
15. Hosted a working visit from Richard Stein of Casper College, WY.
    Winter 1996; How the MPI uses computers and graphics calculators in teaching calculus.
16. Derive Visualizations: What You Might Not Know You Can Do!
    Oct. 10, 1996, Central Regional NCTM Conference (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics). [First given at 1995 Kansas City Regional Mathematics Technology EXPO.]