Smart Teaching Technology. Case e-tutor mathematics in Hasselt University

Abstract

In Hasselt University, students in applied economic sciences experience problems when learning mathematics. Students need to take a preparatory course before entering, but because they have different background and different math attitude they need all different and more personalized guidance in the first year math course. A math e-tutor to assist the students in learning mathematics has been developed. This paper reports about the research done before designing the system. Math teaching today is more focusing on conceptual understanding and as a consequence active and experiential learning activities following the learner centred concept will be organized. The learning environment has changed drastically in the past several years and online learning activities can best be blended with face-to-face activities in a hybrid course model. Lecture capturing is becoming popular as a development method of online learning courses. This paper reports about the case study, about the implementation of these concepts and methods and about the e-tutor itself, how it is assisting the students in learning mathematics.