Innovative Teaching Education in Mathematics (iTEM)
Leading team
- Dr. Ronnie Karsenty project coordinator
- Dr. Alon Pinto
- Dr. Jason Cooper
- Prof. Boris Koichu
Project members
- Dr. Hadas Levi Gamliel
Summary
The iTEM project is a capacity-building project in higher education, funded by the Erasmus Plus program since 2019. The project is a consortium of 16 partners from 8 countries (Greece, Spain, Austria, Sweden, North Macedonia, Israel, Kosovo, Uzbekistan). The leading partner is the Technological Educational Institute of Crete. The Weizmann Institute of Science’s team is responsible for Quality Assessment working package of the iTEM. The project’s main objective is to improve the teaching, learning, and understanding in 1st-year mathematics courses for engineering, through innovative teaching methods and resources that help students realize the impact and relevance of mathematics for success in their studies and professional carriers. The project’s main outcomes include (a) the integration real-life problems into Calculus I and Linear Algebra I to show the application of mathematics in today’s technology; (b) the development of technology that supports teachers in early identification of students who are experiencing difficulties in learning mathematics, in order to provide timely assistance; (c) the training of teacher’s in the most modern & efficient teaching techniques, such as Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Project Oriented Problem Based Learning (POPBL).