Preconference Workshops

All publisher-sponsored preconference workshops are on Friday, March 2, at the Doubletree Hotel.

• Casio
  The CASIO ClassPad - Designed to Help all Students Succeed
  2:30 to 4:30 pm; Redwood Room

  Why are students excited about the ClassPad? Attend and see why! Learn basic features of the ClassPad as you try examples from pilot classes ranging from liberal arts math to calculus. Learn different styles of teaching with focus on mathematics, using technology. One participant will win a ClassPad handheld!!
  
  

• Hawkes Learning Systems
  Success Workshop: For Math Technology
  3:00 to 5:00 pm; Lassen Room
  Please RSVP to Christina Moore, cmoore@hawkeslearning.com, 843-571-2825
  Food & drink provided

  Thinking about combining course materials to streamline classes, redesign course formats, and lower costs for students? Hawkes Learning Systems provides the tools you need for successful implementation! Learn more about our new combination course offerings that have proven to lead to success in a variety of class structures.

  Join us for drinks and a demonstration of how Hawkes courseware can be used to motivate students to succeed! At the end of the presentation we will have a little fun with a raffle for a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
  
  

• Pearson
  MyMathLab and MyLabsPlus Workshop
  3:00 to 4:30 pm; International Center
  To register, please e-mail edgar.espina@pearson.com. We expect full attendance for this workshop and space is limited, so please register as soon as you can! Refreshments will be served and we will also have a special raffle at the end of the workshop! Look forward to seeing you then!

  MyMathLab - Past, Present, & Future at Taft College, Diane Jones, Taft College
  This presentation will focus on how the math department at Taft College uses MyMathLab and will include pros and cons from one math department's perspective. Taft College currently uses MyMathLab for all sections of their traditional and online courses ranging from Basic Math to Precalculus. Taft College, a community college in Taft, CA, enrolls approximately 8,000 students and is part of the West Kern Community College District.
  Diane Jones is also one of eleven MyMathLab Faculty Advisors in California. Our Faculty Advisors are available to consult and share their experience and advice with other instructors using MyMathLab or those looking to use MyMathLab for their courses.
  
  The Next Level of MyMathLab - Managing MyMathLab and Maximizing Student Success with MyLabs Plus, Kim Marsden, Pearson Education/MyLabsPlus
  Learn how MyLabsPlus can help you save time by automatically enrolling your students and instructors, analyze your students' strengths and weaknesses with advanced reporting features, measure student performance across disciplines, and offer you and your students 24-7 technical support.
  
  

• Cengage
  The Top 10 Technology Resources for Developmental Mathematics Courses
  Rochelle Beatty, PhD, TeamUp Faculty Programs
  3:00 to 4:30 pm; Sequoia Room

  During this session, we explore a collection of math-related technology resources including interactive demos, clever videos, textbook websites, and APPs. You should be able to go back to campus and begin immediately incorporating these materials into your math courses. Rochelle Beatty, PhD, TeamUp Faculty Programs. Prior to working for Cengage Learning, Rochelle was a mathematics instructor and faculty advisor. As a mathematics instructor, she has 21 years of experience at both the secondary and higher education levels, which ranges from differential equations to developmental mathematics. As a faculty advisor for Cengage Learning for 3 years, she provided training in WebAssign and other technology supplements to mathematics faculty. In addition to consulting for the Cengage Learning Mathematics and Student Success texts, Rochelle's expertise includes: math study skills, cognitive development in the mathematics classroom, graphing calculators, computer graphing programs and math anxiety. She has presented at several math conferences, such as AMATYC, NISOD, NCTM and RCML.
  Please register by emailing emil.benson@cengage.com for your chance to win a door prize at this workshop!
  
  

• XYZ Textbooks
  High-quality textbooks don't always have to come with high prices!
  3:30 to 5:00 pm; Tahoe Room

  XYZ Textbooks is on a mission to provide the highest quality mathematics texts and online tools while fundamentally lowering costs for students. Please join us to see how we're doing it using MathTV's more than 8,000 videos and XYZ Homework's easy-to-use, feature-packed online assessment system. XYZ Homework is the first online homework system that is iPad compatible.
  Refreshments will be available and there will be door prizes. XYZ Textbooks' author Pat McKeague will also be available to answer any questions.
  
  

• McGraw-Hill
  Improving Results with Individualized Learning using ALEKS
  12:00 to 3:00 pm; Yosemite Room
  Lunch provided
  Preregister here: https://www.formdesk.com/marketdev/CMC3conference_aleks

  Nationally, math instructors and departments are looking to increase student performance and retention by using digital products that are focused on individualized assessment and learning. The pioneer for individualized learning in the digital space is right here in Southern California. ALEKS, Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces, is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course. ALEKS then instructs the student on the topics he/she is most ready to learn. As a student works through a course, ALEKS periodically reassesses the student to ensure that topics learned are also retained. Several departments across the country have successfully used ALEKS to increase their student success rates. At this workshop for the CMC³-South Spring Conference, an expert on ALEKS will discuss how ALEKS can help YOUR students show mastery, improve their performance, and persist through their Math courses.