The last two weeks have been rather full. First, it began with a surprisingly well-attended DSI meeting in San Diego. At DSI on Saturday we had an all day session on Technology in the Classroom Miniconference that included Amy Phelps (Duquesne) doing a show-and-tell of Mystatlab. Mystatlab is much like Myomlab so the presentation was also helpful to users and prospective users of Myomlab. Amy’s experience parallels mine. That is, if you are not using an algorithmic teaching supplement like Myomlab, you are not doing all you can for your students …..or for yourself. Myomlab improves student learning and teaching evaluations while giving you more time for lecture prep and research. Myomlab is a sure bet for being a better teacher.
By Sunday evening, it was time for Jessica Gilmore, PH’s Customer Experience Manager, and Anne Fahlgren, Senior Marketing Manager, to introduce faculty to Myomlab. Their Sunday presentation had the added bonus of wine and hors d’oeuvres compliments of Prentice-Hall. Anne knows pricing so she focuses on prospective users and Jessica aids implementation. Both would be delighted to schedule a time with you to demonstrate Myomlab. Anne’s email is Anne.Fahlgren@pearson.com) and Jessica’s is (Jessica.Gilmore@pearson.com).
After flying home and a brief Thanksgiving break, I got back to work on the Guided Solutions for problems in Myomlab. I finished a batch and submitted them Monday. I think you will like them. The Guided Solutions are step-by-step explanations of the related problem. They complement the text references and the Virtual Office Hour videos. And all are available with the click of a mouse.
The goal is to have a Guided Solution for each problem and we are almost there. We expect to have most of them coded and loaded for the spring semester.
Yours for great teaching!
I surveyed my students (undergraduates) again this year as I had done last year.
ALL thought I should continue to use myomlab. 44 thought I should use it for both the exams and homework (as I did this semester) and 12 thought it should be used only for homework.
My exam went well yesterday. Even when myomlab had problems, for one or two students, when the students logged in again the work was recovered properly and they could continue without any difficulty.
Using myomlab has been a win-win situation. The students like its features very much and I have considerably less grading to do.