Change Comes from Without: Lessons Learned in a Chaotic Year

Authors

Wes Maciejewski, San Jose State UniversityFollow
John Bragelman, San Jose State University
Marion Campisi, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Tim Hsu, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Andrea Gottlieb, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Jordan Schettler, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Trisha Bergthold, San Jose State University
Bem Cayco, San Jose State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

7-30-2020

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

PRIMUS

Volume

31

Issue

3-5

DOI

10.1080/10511970.2020.1793854

First Page

504

Last Page

516

Abstract

Our university is one campus of the larger, 23-campus California State University system. In 2017, the Chancellor of the system discontinued the developmental mathematics programs at all 23 campuses. This caught us by surprise and compelled us to act quickly. This article gives an overview of our response, highlighting the change our department underwent to improve our pre-calculus stream and general education courses, making them more interactive, supportive, and student-centered.

Keywords

Undergraduate mathematics education, departmental change, active learning, precalculus, curriculum development

Department

Mathematics and Statistics

Recommended Citation

Wes Maciejewski, John Bragelman, Marion Campisi, Tim Hsu, Andrea Gottlieb, Jordan Schettler, Trisha Bergthold, and Bem Cayco. "Change Comes from Without: Lessons Learned in a Chaotic Year" PRIMUS (2020): 504-516. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2020.1793854