Aaron Childs
Mathematics and Statistics
Course
Math 1A03/1ZA3 | Calculus for Science I / Engineering Mathematics I | 2000 students
Their story
One of the challenges we encountered was administering online mathematical tests while maintaining academic integrity.
I developed an online system (called childsmath) which we adapted this year for online assessment. We incorporated randomization into these assessments so that each students would get a different version of the questions. Sometimes the randomization would involve different numbers within the question, and other times the questions themselves would be different.
A surprising outcome was the volume and breadth of questions asked in the Q&A during live lectures. I used Microsoft Teams Live Events, which gave students the option to ask questions anonymously during the live lectures. Most questions related to the lecture content, but others were just fun and playful questions that were sometimes quite humorous and which the students enjoyed hearing me read and respond to. It even allowed for immediate and anonymous feedback which I was able to use to shape the lectures themselves.