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Congratulations: Dr. Jim Swick @PBA.edu recognized as DyKnow Educator of the Month

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Palm Beach Atlantic University received an HP Technology for Teaching award in 2008, and since that time, Jim Swick has been using tablet pc’s and DyKnow software to redesign his calculus class. Read how the experience has changed the way he teaches…

The team at DyKnow describes what is so interesting about the project at Palm Beach Atlantic University:

...The university uses the technology in its "Classroom Tools for Mathematics" project to redesign calculus courses. Swick and his colleagues saw the technology as a means to help students learn the subject differently.

"I believe all students can learn mathematics and maybe even grow to enjoy it," said Swick. "However, I believe many students 'do' mathematics as a rote process without any understanding of the beauty of the subject hidden behind algorithms. The power of technology provides methods that allow students to discover - the key word here - and see what really is going on in the background bringing sense to what they do mathematically."

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You can read the full article, and nominate future faculty for recognition as an “educator of the month”, at www.dyknow.com/company/eotm/

Congratulations, Dr. Swick!

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Jim Vanides, B.S.M.E, M.Ed.
Education Program Manager
HP Office of Global Social Innovation
Hewlett-Packard

www.hp.com/go/socialinnovation
Follow me on Twitter @jgvanides

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jgvanides

Education Program Manager
Jim Vanides is a member of the HP Office of Global Social Innovation, responsible for worldwide education philanthropy strategy and programs. This includes the 2010 HP Catalyst Initiative (www.hp.com/go/hpcatalyst) and the 2009 HP Innovations in Education initiative, a $20M investment reaching schools, colleges, and universities in 26 countries. In addition to authoring the blog, “Teaching, Learning, and Technology in Higher Education” (www.hp.com/go/hied-blog) he is a contributing author on the K12 education blog, Guide to Digital Learning Environments (www.guide2digitallearning.com/blog). In his "spare" time, Jim teaches an online course for Montana State University on the Science of Sound (www.scienceteacher.org), a masters-level, conceptual physics course for teachers in grades 5 through 8. Jim’s past work at HP has included engineering design, engineering management, and program management in R&D, Manufacturing, and Business Development. He holds a BS in Engineering and a MA in Education, both from Stanford University.