I am just a little jealous of the men in my house. My husband, while having tons of grading to do, has a week long respite from teaching because of his University’s Thanksgiving- pandemic schedule. My youngest son’s high school is the same. So here I am working late into the night on Sunday, tryingContinue reading “November 22 Day 259: Just a Little Jealous”
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November 14 Day 251: Being Festive
We played. We explored. We laughed. And at the end of it all, we lined up on the stage for the “festival photograph” you see above. Today’s Julia Robinson Math Festival (JRMF) at the University of Washington Tacoma was a great success. Postponed from spring 2020, public health considerations did not allow for an in-personContinue reading “November 14 Day 251: Being Festive”
November 5 Day 242: Just What I Needed
Somedays make everything seem worthwhile. I was fortunate that today was one of those days. I had the opportunity to think mathematical thoughts, to connect with former students, to do good work with good people, and to be recognized for my efforts. My 7 am PST Zoom meeting went off without a hitch because IContinue reading “November 5 Day 242: Just What I Needed”
October 28 Day 234: Flummoxed
For the second time this week, my Wi-Fi has let me down. During my second afternoon class, my iPad was incapable of connecting to my Zoom meeting. I tried everything I could think of. Screen sharing the iPad through the laptop directly; Having the iPad join the Zoom meeting as a guest user; Connecting theContinue reading “October 28 Day 234: Flummoxed”
October 27 Day 233: Talking about Revolution
I panicked just a little when I realized that tomorrow in Calculus II class we will be starting volumes of solids of revolution and all my visual aids are in the office. What’s a mathematician to do? Thankfully, mathgrrl (AKA Dr. Laura Taalman at James Madison University) has several 3D models available in Thingiverse thatContinue reading “October 27 Day 233: Talking about Revolution”
October 22 Day 228: Where Am I?
I am a novice architect in gather.town. The scale of the space isn’t quite right for the size of the avatar, but I am guessing some one will know where I am supposed to be.
October 8 Day 214: Oops…I Winged It Again
If I were looking for a silver lining to our pandemic year, it would be the new found facility with remote technology allowing for virtual visitors from beyond our in-person reach. I was excited to be a visitor at Roanoke College in Virginia, a mere 2700 miles away, without ever leaving the comfort of myContinue reading “October 8 Day 214: Oops…I Winged It Again”
October 2 Day 208 Part 2: After
It was relaxing. A Zoom meeting with mathematical friends, both old and new, to collaboratively color online. The conversation flowed effortlessly as we concentrated on filling in white spaces with splashes of joyful color. There were four images to choose from (see them in their original form in this morning’s post.) and below you seeContinue reading “October 2 Day 208 Part 2: After”
October 2 Day 208 Part 1: Before
Today is the day for the MAA Social Hour dedicated to collegial conversation and collaborative coloring. Participants will be able to color the above images using the shared whiteboard Limnu while conversing in Zoom breakout rooms. If people have the most recent version of Zoom installed, they will be able to self-select their room forContinue reading “October 2 Day 208 Part 1: Before”
October 1 Day 207: We Gather Together
I’m experimenting with virtual office hours this quarter. I wanted to reproduce the casual mingling that happens during my person-to-person drop-in hours at the UW Tacoma Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). I like the ability to wander around and eavesdrop on conversations. So after learning about Gather (gather.town), I decided to give it a go.Continue reading “October 1 Day 207: We Gather Together”
Math Belongs to All of Us 