Math 141, Calculus in the Management Sciences, Summer 2008
Calculus in the Management Sciences is a course designed for business, construction management, and natural resources students. The content of the course includes a gentle introduction to limits, derivatives, and integrals with a focus on relevant applications such as equilibrium of supply and demand, marginals, optimization, and the growth model.
I was involved in a course redesign from Summer 2007-Fall 2008 sponsored by a grant from a Provost's competition at CSU. My role in this project was to provide the perspective of a brand new GTA. The aim of the redesign was to create classroom-based professional and curricular development activities focusing on `real-world' applications, a deeper conceptual connection to content, and pedagogical techniques for future GTAs in order to increase student interest in the material presented and student success across all sections. Promising results arose from the redesign such as increased student performance which was consistent across all sections.
This section was taught in the 4 week summer session.
I was involved in a course redesign from Summer 2007-Fall 2008 sponsored by a grant from a Provost's competition at CSU. My role in this project was to provide the perspective of a brand new GTA. The aim of the redesign was to create classroom-based professional and curricular development activities focusing on `real-world' applications, a deeper conceptual connection to content, and pedagogical techniques for future GTAs in order to increase student interest in the material presented and student success across all sections. Promising results arose from the redesign such as increased student performance which was consistent across all sections.
This section was taught in the 4 week summer session.
Student Course Survey
Scored on a 5 point scale: 0=Strongly Disagree to 5=Strongly Agree
Course Enrollment: 32
Course Enrollment: 32
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Weighted Average
4.89 4.67 4.81 4.78 |
Question
The teacher was enthusiastic about the course The teacher created an atmosphere conducive to learning The teacher was willing and available to help students outside of class Overall, I would rate this teacher as good |
Unabridged Student Comments:
“Lori went well out of her way to help every student. She held office hours everyday. A review whenever was best for us and was
helpful all the way. I would not have
even passed this class if it was not for her effort. She’s by far the best grad student teacher
I’ve ever had.”
“Lori was one of the best teachers I have had at CSU. I have taken this class before and done awful, but Lori explained the material extremely well. She deserves teacher of the year! I definitely think she was the main reason I did so well. She was always doing office hours and reviews and helped as much as possible.”
“You were the best professor I have had in a long time. The last time I took this course I didn’t understand it and got a D. Now I understand and will get an A/B. Thank you!”
“You were great Lori. Excellent teacher. Very willing an able to help students before & after clas. ‘May the wind be at your back & the sun upon your face.’”
“Very enthusiastic and helpful but sometimes wrote too quickly, which made it harder to follow.”
“I liked the way Lori presented the material.”
“Yea!”
“I couldn’t have done so well in this class if it wasn’t for your awesome teaching and great attitude. You made me feel like my effort was worthwhile. Thank you SO much and good luck in the future!”
“Lori did an awesome job of getting people excited about the class and explaining everything at a level that did not demean us. I thought she did great, much better than most GTAs.”
“Good job teaching this course. I’m not good at math but Lori was able to help me understand the material and do well in her class. Thanks Lori!”
“We covered a lot of material in such a short time, but Lori was able to teach it in a manner better than most instructors teaching it in the regular semester(s).”
“I really appreciate how enthusiastic you are about the subject, it really helped me want to learn even though math is not one of my strong points.”
“I thought she presented the material very clearly in a way I was able to understand. I liked doing lots of examples! Thanks for always being available and helpful!”
“You were easy to understand & well organized. Just watch where you stand, sometimes it was hard to see the board.”
“Teacher helped me understand subject better than other math proffessors I have had in the past. Made it easier to learn.”
“Lecture went very fast, almost too fast.”
“Lori was an awesome teacher. She always did a lot of examples & reviewed the previous days material. I wish I would have been able to make it to office hours and review sessions. It was helpful to review in class.”
“I have always struggled in math, but Lori’s exceptional teaching allowed me to excel in this course. She is always going out of her way to help us and make sure we understand the material.”
“Lori was great! I took calc before this and didn’t understand it hardly and I was always pretty good at math. She has an awesome teaching style and it made everything so clear. I couldn’t believe I didn’t understand it before! She was very helpful outside of class. I was very glad she taught this class! Giver her a raise or something!”
“I really like her teaching, but if there were some homework’s point that would help the class grade.”
“You did a great job. I think you are a great teacher, and you did a good job keeping everyone engaged in a subject as bad as business calc. Thanks for all of the available office hours, they helped.”
“I really liked how this course was quick and to the point. The way it was taught and your techniques were helpful. You did a good job at clarifying concepts. Overall, you did a great job and made math enjoyable, which is very important.”
“I don’t think most of the students like me sometimes understood when you cut some steps thinking that we know and that give me hard time how you got these numbers, but the class was wonderful.”
“I liked how you were so enthusiastic about teaching the class. I thought I was going to hate summer school. I actually liked it a lot. It was short and sweet. Thanks Lori, Becky was right you did a great job.”
“I thought Lori was an excellent instructor. She was very enthusiastic and knowlegdable about the subject. She also went beyond the norm in making herself available outside of class hours. She was very nice and very supportive and I would recommend her to anyone needing this course.”
“Lori is an awesome teacher, she made the class fun and the material easy to understand. I was surprised to find out how young she is considering the excellent job she does. I’ve had some terrible calculus teachers before so I really liked going to class with Lori.”
“Lori was one of the best teachers I have had at CSU. I have taken this class before and done awful, but Lori explained the material extremely well. She deserves teacher of the year! I definitely think she was the main reason I did so well. She was always doing office hours and reviews and helped as much as possible.”
“You were the best professor I have had in a long time. The last time I took this course I didn’t understand it and got a D. Now I understand and will get an A/B. Thank you!”
“You were great Lori. Excellent teacher. Very willing an able to help students before & after clas. ‘May the wind be at your back & the sun upon your face.’”
“Very enthusiastic and helpful but sometimes wrote too quickly, which made it harder to follow.”
“I liked the way Lori presented the material.”
“Yea!”
“I couldn’t have done so well in this class if it wasn’t for your awesome teaching and great attitude. You made me feel like my effort was worthwhile. Thank you SO much and good luck in the future!”
“Lori did an awesome job of getting people excited about the class and explaining everything at a level that did not demean us. I thought she did great, much better than most GTAs.”
“Good job teaching this course. I’m not good at math but Lori was able to help me understand the material and do well in her class. Thanks Lori!”
“We covered a lot of material in such a short time, but Lori was able to teach it in a manner better than most instructors teaching it in the regular semester(s).”
“I really appreciate how enthusiastic you are about the subject, it really helped me want to learn even though math is not one of my strong points.”
“I thought she presented the material very clearly in a way I was able to understand. I liked doing lots of examples! Thanks for always being available and helpful!”
“You were easy to understand & well organized. Just watch where you stand, sometimes it was hard to see the board.”
“Teacher helped me understand subject better than other math proffessors I have had in the past. Made it easier to learn.”
“Lecture went very fast, almost too fast.”
“Lori was an awesome teacher. She always did a lot of examples & reviewed the previous days material. I wish I would have been able to make it to office hours and review sessions. It was helpful to review in class.”
“I have always struggled in math, but Lori’s exceptional teaching allowed me to excel in this course. She is always going out of her way to help us and make sure we understand the material.”
“Lori was great! I took calc before this and didn’t understand it hardly and I was always pretty good at math. She has an awesome teaching style and it made everything so clear. I couldn’t believe I didn’t understand it before! She was very helpful outside of class. I was very glad she taught this class! Giver her a raise or something!”
“I really like her teaching, but if there were some homework’s point that would help the class grade.”
“You did a great job. I think you are a great teacher, and you did a good job keeping everyone engaged in a subject as bad as business calc. Thanks for all of the available office hours, they helped.”
“I really liked how this course was quick and to the point. The way it was taught and your techniques were helpful. You did a good job at clarifying concepts. Overall, you did a great job and made math enjoyable, which is very important.”
“I don’t think most of the students like me sometimes understood when you cut some steps thinking that we know and that give me hard time how you got these numbers, but the class was wonderful.”
“I liked how you were so enthusiastic about teaching the class. I thought I was going to hate summer school. I actually liked it a lot. It was short and sweet. Thanks Lori, Becky was right you did a great job.”
“I thought Lori was an excellent instructor. She was very enthusiastic and knowlegdable about the subject. She also went beyond the norm in making herself available outside of class hours. She was very nice and very supportive and I would recommend her to anyone needing this course.”
“Lori is an awesome teacher, she made the class fun and the material easy to understand. I was surprised to find out how young she is considering the excellent job she does. I’ve had some terrible calculus teachers before so I really liked going to class with Lori.”
