Math 101: PACE Mathematical Foundations MOOC
Starts: December 7, 2015 (Continuous Enrollment)
The PACE Mathematical Foundations MOOC is an online program designed to enhance your mathematics skills in the areas of Number Theory, Algebra, Geometry, Probability and Statistics. This MOOC is designed to help develop the skills needed to be successful in college-level mathematics. Other aspects of the Math MOOC include access to college tutors and discussion forums with other MOOC participants. This course is non-credit and cannot be used to satisfy requirements in any curriculum at Barry University.
Course Learning Objectives
This course is a review of basic mathematics skills. The learning objectives of this course include the ability to successfully complete the following with 70% accuracy:
- Operations on the Real Number line, including absolute value
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of Real Numbers
- Problems involving Natural Number factors
- Operations involving exponents and square roots
- Evaluations of expressions and solving linear equations
- Introductory geometric problems
- Introductory statistical problems
- Elementary probability questions
The course is designed to gauge the learner's mastery of mathematics. The student may elect to take the pre-exam and test out of the remaining course. It the learner continues in the course, the course is divided into eight modules, which provide video demonstrations and self-assessment activities. The course is concluded with a multiple-choice final exam. Successful completion of the exam or the Pre-test will result in a certificate of completion for the student. The certificate will be accepted at Barry University as satisfactory completion of the Math Placement exam.
Successful completion of this course ensures a passing score on the PACE Mathematics Skills Assessment.
There are no costs associated with this MOOC.
The class is self-paced; progress is based on the student’s current math knowledge and goals.
To get started in this course, please visit the Course Orientation page.
The developer and instructor for this course is Carol Warner, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics.
About Carol Warner, PhD:
Dr. Warner is the Mathematics Coordinator for PACE and Associate Professor of Mathematics. She also serves as the Alpha Chi Honor Society moderator. She joined Barry in 2009, after 17 years with the University of Arkansas system, where she was very active. She helped change the climate of her campus through years of innovative statistical student surveys. She chaired many faculty committees, sponsored numerous student organizations – including the Organization of Adult and Returning Students, and won the Master Teacher of the Year award in 2006. Warner has been involved in community service on every level. She was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, the United Way, Meals on Wheels, Girl Scouts, the Adolescent Pregnancy Clinic, Project Compassion, the American Cancer Society, the Chamber of Commerce and the Red Cross. She was a founding board member of the Single Parent Scholarship program, designed websites for local non-profits, helped coordinate the community arts festival, provided guided tours of historical homes, and was an invited motivational speaker for the Women’s Crisis Center. Warner is currently a sustaining member of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, and volunteers at the Kravis Center and at the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. A Phi Beta Kappa and recipient of the Fulbright Senior Scholar award, Warner earned her doctorate in 2005. Her area of expertise is math anxiety and factors influencing the success of mathematics students.
Frequently asked questions about this MOOC:
What is a MOOC?
•MOOC stands for a Massive Open Online Course.
•It is an online course aimed at large-scale participation and open (free) access via the internet.
•MOOCs are similar to university courses, but do not tend to offer academic credit.
•The MOOC is designed to be self-sufficient and self-paced.
What are the Course Learning Objectives?
•This course is a review of basic mathematics skills. The learning objectives of this course include the ability to successfully complete the following with 70% accuracy:
•Operations on the Real Number line, including absolute value
•Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of Real Numbers
•Problems involving Natural Number factors
•Operations involving exponents and square roots
•Evaluations of expressions and solving linear equations
•Introductory geometric problems
•Introductory statistical problems
•Elementary probability questions
What is the Rationale for the MOOC?
NOTE: This course is non-credit and cannot be used to satisfy requirements in any curriculum at Barry University.
The principal trouble for math-averse students is that success in certain mathematical courses -- college math and statistics in particular -- is often necessary for continued education at the post-secondary level. Put simply, students who have a hard time doing math may also have a hard time continuing to the upper division and completing their degree requirements.
Developmental math classes are available for students who struggle with the pace or methodology of conventional mathematical coursework, but there's trouble there too. According to the Carnegie Foundation, nearly three-quarters of developmental math students never complete their courses. This math MOOC is designed to enable course completion.
While open to anyone interested in refreshing math skills, this course is designed primarily for new or current college students, particularly those who have not completed their college math requirement. It will provide math refresher materials covering a wide range of mathematical concepts.
New college students, or current students with expired math prerequisites, are typically placed in college math courses based on placement exam scores. Students often take these placement exams with minimal preparation or after a long break since their last math class. The study materials in the course, and the tips for success, will help students prepare for placement exams. Higher scores mean fewer required math courses in college.
How does this MOOC work?
•The class is divided into eight sections.
•Each section has a 5 to 10-question quiz worth 10 points, your exam will automatically be graded after you complete it.
•If your score on the quiz indicates you already know the content, you can move on.
•If not, work your way through the online videos and instruction for each section at your own pace.
•At the end of the class, you will take the final assessment. If you score high enough (21 or above), you will be able to test into MAT-106 or MAT-154.
•Finally, you will take the course evaluation