Pedro Morales-Almazan
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Math professor, UC Santa Cruz Math, poetry, data science, teaching, et al. I don't get APA.
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Engaging students with inquiry-based worksheets
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Engaging students with inquiry-based worksheets
How to effectively use inquiry-based activities while using class time more effectively.
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"...This was a great opportunity to think and explore an idea that I have been working on for a while. It explores the parallelism between teaching and the development of the web."
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Teaching 3.0
Beyond Active Learning: What Comes Next?
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4 months ago
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Our book on Applications of Improvisation in Higher Education is just out! I share here about using Improv in math education, research, and community.
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Vibe teaching...
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7 months ago
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"Bloom’s taxonomy shows creativity as one of the deepest levels for thinking (compared to Evaluate, Analyze, Apply, Understand, and Remember). In this sense, vibe learning can be used to help students access that highest level of thinking..."
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Vibe Learning
How learning is morphing in the age of AI.
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10 months ago
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Our book is getting published this July! I contributed with a chapter on "The Human Side of Mathematics: Using Improv as a Framework for Developing More Meaningful Mathematical Connections" The book covers applications of Improv in Higher Education.
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Improvising With and In Higher Education: All Together Now|Hardcover
How and why does improvisational theater (improv) serve the learning and development of adults in higher education? What new approaches to higher education are possible with and because of improv acti...
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Last year, AlphaProof (and AlphaGeometry) made headlines for its achievement of generating solutions to the International Mathematical Olympiad problems and achieving the equivalent to a silver medal...
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From Silver Medals to Student Success
How Lean is Changing the Landscape of Mathematical Proofs
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Rethinking Math Research for Undergrads: It's Not Just About Big Discoveries
How to effectively implement undergraduate research experiences in mathematics focusing on research skills
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10 months ago
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Talking at Banana Slug Day! Our welcome for new frosh and transfer students.
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10 months ago
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Math research can be for everyone. Through CUREs, I’ve helped undergrads of all levels explore, learn, and grow as researchers—no advanced background needed.
#MathCURE
#UndergraduateResearch
#STEM
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Rethinking Math Research for Undergrads: It's Not Just About Big Discoveries
How to effectively implement undergraduate research experiences in mathematics focusing on research skills
https://open.substack.com/pub/allthingshighered/p/rethinking-math-research-for-undergrads?r=4iljzv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
10 months ago
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Just finished my "what's keeping me busy" page for the quarter. I guess Spring is officially on!
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Current Workload
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10 months ago
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Setting up the courses for the new quarter. What should I include as AI policy?
about 1 year ago
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The UCSC Mathematics Department seeks Visiting Assistant Professors in all areas of mathematics, with a focus on geometry and topology. Duties include teaching, research, and seminars. UCSC values diversity and welcomes candidates with unique career paths. Apply by 2/14/25:
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Mathematics
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
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about 1 year ago
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It's always Taylor...
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Teaching in higher ed has so many different sides to it. It’s not just about knowing your subject—it’s about staying up-to-date with technology, learning effective communication strategies, using media tools, building a sense of community,...
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The higher ed teacher's toolbox
A diverse spectrum of roles and skills that shape the life of a professor
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about 1 year ago
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I'm creating some images that describe the dynamics in Newton's Method for my calc class. Notice how f(x)=x^2+1 is pretty chaotic...
about 1 year ago
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UC Santa Cruz Science on LinkedIn: We've all heard (ok, maybe said) something like: I'm never going to use…
We've all heard (ok, maybe said) something like: I'm never going to use algebra, geometry, etc. So why should I learn it? University of California, Santa Cruz…
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about 1 year ago
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What do higher education teachers do?
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The higher ed teacher's toolbox
A diverse spectrum of roles and skills that shape the life of a professor
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about 1 year ago
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Active learning can take many forms, but all require students to actively participate rather than passively absorb content. Typically, this involves structured activities such as group work, guided worksheets, think-pair-share, gallery walks, and jigsaw activities.
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Beyond Active learning
How not to be a passive instructor in an active classroom.
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about 1 year ago
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Active learning is typically defined as a learning experience in which students are actively engaged in their own learning. This can take many forms, from group work and field trips to projects and inquiry-based learning...
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Beyond Active learning
How not to be a passive instructor in an active classroom.
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about 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
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The term "AI" has become ubiquitous in recent years, permeating everything from household appliances and productivity apps to groundbreaking scientific achievements, including Nobel prizes...
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The AI accords for Higher Education
What expectations do we have for AI in our classrooms, departments, and institutions?
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over 1 year ago
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We equate these goals with content—such as stating that we want students to "learn integration by parts." This phrasing can be imprecise, difficult to assess, and open to multiple interpretations. Each student or teaching team member might understand it differently.
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Precision with learning goals
Defining a shared interpretation of what learning means
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Precision with learning goals Defining a shared interpretation of what learning means
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Machine learning has gained significant popularity in recent years due to its ability to recognize patterns, often drawing inspiration from how humans learn. While there are numerous models and architectures, the core idea is to harness the power of data to ...
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A metaphor for human learning
What can artificial neural networks tell us about classroom environments?
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over 1 year ago
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So I'm learning that what I'm attempting to do is know in the literature as "sentence simplification."
almost 2 years ago
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Testing a parser for student evaluations. So far I'm getting good results by focusing on VERB and ROOT pos and dep. Also filtering out everything that is not NOUN, VERB, and ADJ produces good results.
almost 2 years ago
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Another project for the quarter is a parser for student evaluations that removes sentiment/personal bias from course experience feedback.
almost 2 years ago
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I'm testing a way to make work visible in academia: I'm attaching this to my email signature
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almost 2 years ago
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Well, I already have a few students interested in my lab. The goal will be to use ANN to study teaching and learning. Now the only thing I'm missing is a catchy name.
almost 2 years ago
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Any good references for designing online synchronous math courses?
almost 2 years ago
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Is April fool's a thing here?
almost 2 years ago
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Teaching is more than just exposing and explaining. It is not about how *I* present something, but how *you* experience something.
about 2 years ago
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