Table of contents

Teaching language

Norwegian or English

Recommended previous knowledge

Experience with the digital tools GeoGebra, Excel, Python, and Scratch.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students should be able to:

  • Use digital tools to solve mathematical problems and tasks from lower secondary and upper secondary education.
  • Assess and discuss the affordances and constraints of specific digital tools for mathematics education.
  • Gain insight into programming and the significance of artificial intelligence in mathematics education in schools.
  • Possess research-based knowledge about the use of various types of digital tools relevant to mathematics education in lower secondary and upper secondary education.
  • Demonstrate understanding of leading theories regarding the use of digital tools in mathematics education.
  • Conduct a teaching activity using digital tools and analyze the activity's limitations and possibilities with support from relevant theory.

Contents

The course provides insight into research relevant to the use of digital tools in learning and teaching mathematics. Students are given practical experience with the use of selected tools relevant to mathematics education in schools. The course also imparts knowledge about the pedagogical use of digital tools in mathematics education, by using literature to plan and reflect on one's own use of digital tools. In addition to the use of specific mathematics and programming tools such as GeoGebra, Excel, Python, and Scratch, students will utilize video production and artificial intelligence as part of the course's training.

Teaching and learning methods

  • The course has no mandatory attentance.
  • Voluntary video meetings are offered for academic discussions. Additionally, videos/podcasts are used.
  • The course has an expected workload of approximately 267 hours.

Examination requirements

  • Approved mandatory assignments as shown in the overview in Canvas at the start of the semester.
  • Completion of a teaching activity that will be the basis of reflection during the oral examination.

Examinations

  • Oral individual examination, 30 minutes. Graded A-F.
  • It's possible to conduct the oral examination digitally.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
MA-454 – Teaching with digital tools in school mathematics. 10
MA-454N – Teaching with digital tools in school mathematics. 10
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