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Graphing Calculator Rentals: Visualize the Possibilities

Graphing Calculator Rentals: Visualize the Possibilities. John Holm Wright State University Math Labs: Integral to Student Success Conference Bowling Green State University August 6, 2009. Wright State University. Located in Dayton, Ohio

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Graphing Calculator Rentals: Visualize the Possibilities

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  1. Graphing Calculator Rentals:Visualize the Possibilities John Holm Wright State University Math Labs: Integral to Student Success Conference Bowling Green State University August 6, 2009

  2. Wright State University Located in Dayton, Ohio Founded as branch campus of Miami and Ohio State Universities, 1964 Chartered as independent university, 1967 Enrollment: 16,672 as of Fall Quarter 2008 Open undergraduate admission policy

  3. Math Learning Center Founded in 2000 Staffed by director and about 20 part-time student-employees Operates on free walk-in basis Open 42 hours per week Housed in Student Academic Success Center Developmental Education Math Learning Center Supplemental Instruction Tutoring Services Writing Center

  4. Inspiration A post to MathServ community, Spring 2006 “I am in the process of writing a proposal for a ‘calculator loan’ program. I plan to have graphing calculators available in the MLC for students who cannot afford to purchase them. . . .” —Mary Middleton, Colorado State University-Pueblo Holly, who was sharing a calculator with her roommate, Winter 2007 Request for proposals for WSU’s Teaching Enhancement Fund, Spring 2007 $200,000 was available to the campus community to address teaching and learning priorities. Grants of up to $20,000 were awarded on a competitive basis.

  5. Applying for the grant Purchasing calculators in bulk Marketing to instructors and students Tracking calculators and handling deposits Keeping program statistics Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  6. Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  7. Grant proposal for GCRP Cover page Overview The need A Teaching Enhancement Fund grant would enable the Center to make quarter-long loans and provide much-needed technology at all times: in the Center, during class, or at home. Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  8. Grant proposal for GCRP Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  9. Applying for the grant Purchasing calculators in bulk Marketing to instructors and students Tracking calculators and handling deposits Keeping program statistics Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  10. August 2007: 50 new calculators!

  11. Applying for the grant Purchasing calculators in bulk Marketing to instructors and students Tracking calculators and handling deposits Keeping program statistics Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  12. Marketing to instructors and students For the initial quarter, the program was promoted intensively in MTH 128 (College Algebra) and MTH 129 (Accelerated College Algebra), where students are expected to use graphing calculators for the first time. Graph

  13. Marketing to instructors and students • If $10,000 is invested at an interest rate of 12% per year, find the balance at the end of three years if interest is compounded • annually • semiannually • quarterly • monthly • daily During subsequent quarters, when the program was marketed more broadly, MTH 145 (Math and the Modern World) students rented the most calculators.

  14. Applying for the grant Purchasing calculators in bulk Marketing to instructors and students Tracking calculators and handling deposits Keeping program statistics Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  15. Rental terms Amount of deposit/rental fee Length of loan Consequences for not returning calculator Replacement batteries

  16. GCRP rentals by quarter, 2007–2008 and 2008–2009

  17. Applying for the grant Purchasing calculators in bulk Marketing to instructors and students Tracking calculators and handling deposits Keeping program statistics Grant proposal forGraphing Calculator Rental Program (GCRP) Cover page Overview The need Courses and students impacted Procedure Budget Assessment Conclusion Signature page

  18. GCRP participants by course and grade, 2007–2009 Includes Summer 2008 but not Summer 2009

  19. Success rate in College Algebra Success rate = (number of A’s, B’s, and C’s)/(number of grades) x 100

  20. Ongoing expenses Wages for staffing “calculator return times” during finals week Replacement AAA batteries

  21. Zoom Math applications App4Math Zoom Math 100 Zoom Math 200 www.zoommath.com

  22. TI-84 EZ Spot Teacher Pack www.stchas.edu/press/chaz/Chaz0808.pdf

  23. Free online graphing calculator www.rentcalculators.org

  24. Contact information John Holm Director, Math Learning Center Wright State University Dayton, OH 45435 john.holm@wright.edu (937) 775-2273

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