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What is IBME?
What is IBME?
In an Inquiry-oriented math course, students are primarily engaged in mathematical activity, and math content is developed from students' activity. Researchers have identified four pillars of inquiry-based courses:
Students engage deeply with coherent and meaningful mathematical tasks.
Students collaboratively process mathematical ideas.
Instructors inquire into student thinking.
Instructors foster equity in their design and facilitation choices.
Types of IBME courses
Types of IBME courses
Content courses
Content courses
In a content course, students engage in inquiry activities in class, and the teacher uses student work to develop mathematical understanding.
Structure of a typical day
Proof-based courses
Proof-based courses
In a proof-based course, students are given a sequenced set of theorems, but are not shown proofs. They prove the theorems outside of class, and present their proofs for discussion in class.
Structure of a typical day
Resources for implementing IBME
Resources for implementing IBME
The websites below have extensive resources for implementing Inquiry-Based courses in college mathematics
Open access curricula for IBME
Open access curricula for IBME
See this page for Open Access curricula (often based on extensive research) for inquiry-based college math courses
Reflections from mathematicians about implementing IBME
Reflections from mathematicians about implementing IBME
Spencer Bagley: The four pilars of IBL and my teaching philosophy
Francis Su: Freedom through inquiry
Steven Strogatz: Teaching through inquiry: A beginner’s reflection (part 1) | part 2
David Bressoud: Reflections on a career in teaching
Dana Ernst: Soup to nuts: My approach to IBL
Robert Tabert: A turning point in my teaching
AMS blog: Active learning in mathematics: Personal reflections
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