MetaMath: 1st Year Activity

Sergey SosnovskySaarland University

WP1 Tasks (M1-M12)• Activity 1.1 Case Studies methodology development (D1.1 Comparative Case Studies Methodology)

– In order to enable unified description of cases USAAR will develop a suggestion concerning the structure of a typical case description. The consortium members will select and appoint the experts who will participate in the case studies and work on the final book . One expert per organization shall be appointed. In order to discuss, refine, agree on and accept the unified methodology, the methodology workshop will be organized in Saarbrücken (month 3). The result: a common ground among the partner country experts delineated in the document “Comparative Case Studies Methodology”.

• Activity 1.2 Learning European experience (D1.2 Series of study visits)– The working group of expert formed within activity 1.1 extended with additional specialists will visit EU

Universities. The aim is to learn how Math curricula are organized and incorporated into engineering and sciences studies (incl. Bologna principles). All visits will combine acquaintance with a University and its facilities for e-Learning, as well as the workshop covering the list of issues correspondent to the Case Studies Methodology.

• Activity 1.3 National math curricula workshops – In order to collect and generalize existing national experiences and, on this basis, to describe the national

cases, the best practice workshops will be organized in Russia. Attendance ca. 35 participants per workshops. Note! Students' participation and feedback will be ensured. Each country case will be presented and discussed (partner Universities). As a part of this Activity the comparative analysis of TEL application in math curricula will be implemented.

• Activity 1.4 Case Studies writing and evaluation– Each case description shall be ca. 30-40 pages with necessary graphics and other supporting materials. Overall

editing and harmonization will be done by USAAR (English). In order to evaluate the Case Studies result (the Book) the special evaluation work-shop will be organized in Russia.

WP1 Mobility• Case Studies methodology workshop (M3: USAAR, ALL)• 1st study visit (M4: USAAR, RU)• 2nd Study visit (M5: UCBL, RU)• 3d Study visit (M6: TUT, RU)• 4th Study visit (M6: DFKI, RU)• 1st national best practice curricula workshop (M7: NNSU,

RU)• 2nd national best practice curricula workshop (M8: TSU,

RU)• Case Studies evaluation (M10: KAI, RU+DE)• Case Studies evaluation (M10: UoG, AM)

WP2 tasks (M6-M18)• Activity 2.1 Curricula modernization (D.2.1 Revised Math teaching

plans within STEM curricula)– Each partner University will select one BSc and MSci curricula from the

STEM spectrum. The local coordinators will make sure that the choice of the curricula excludes duplication. The working group formed in every partner University from Math Departments and STEM departments will revise the math component of the curricula using knowledge and recommendations obtained within WP1. Central focal points: baseline math competencies; target math competencies; content; etc. Documenting. Internal evaluation and quality control

• Activity 2.2 Math teaching materials selection• Activity 2.3 European expert evaluation • Activity 2.4 National expert evaluation

WP2 Mobility

• Curricula evaluation workshop (M11, USBL, All)

• Curricula evaluation workshop (M16, TUT, All)

• Curricula evaluation in Russia #1 (M18, NNSU, RU)

• Curricula evaluation in Russia #2 (M18, LETI, RU)

WP5&6 tasks• Activity 5.1 Regional website "Mathematics and Statistics for Technical and Engineering

Education in Russia” (D5.1 Website "Mathematics and Statistics for STEM")– Initially created as a project website throughout the project this web resource will turn into a

community driven platform for professional communication and collaborative work. It will be used for disseminating all deliverable having public nature (download section). Additionally, it will equipped with discussion fora, repository of materials, links, etc. Restricted area of the website will be used for project management purposes (see WP6).

• Activity 6.1 Quality Control Framework.– At the very beginning the project will set up a Quality Control Work Force (QCWF) as a group of

3 experts (from USAAR, GTU and SEUA), which will be responsible for developing quality monitoring and reporting procedures:• - development and control of the system of internal indicators of progress (included into annual reports)• - quality control of the principle deliverables (peer review by Individual experts upfront their submission,

peer-view visits by appointed experts; internal reporting to the project decision making bodies). • - design and implementation of inter-project surveys (feedback questionnaires design, gathering,

processing and analytical reports provision)• - event organization quality control procedures (development of blue-print documents for all project

events, control of performance)

WP5&6 Mobility

• 1st annual dissemination seminar (M12, LETI, ALL)

• 1st year coordination meeting (M13, TUT, ALL)