Teaching Inquiry-oriented Mathematics: Establishing Supports (TIMES)
Principal Investigators: Christine Larson, Estrella Johnson, Karen Keene; Curricular Consultants: Sean Larsen,
Chris Rasmussen, Megan Wawro, Michelle Zandieh. Funded by: National Science Foundation 2014 –2017.
The TIMES project explores what it takes to scale-up inquiry-oriented instruction
in undergraduate mathematics (specifically in the context of linear algebra, abstract
algebra, and differential equations) by developing and examining a system of instructional
supports. This system of supports is comprised of a) instructional support materials,
b) summer workshops, and c) weekly online teacher workgroups organized by content
area. This system of supports will be iteratively refined by drawing on multiple data
sources: instructor surveys and interviews, video data of summer workshops and online
workgroups, video data of participants’ instruction, and student assessment data.
The final two data sources will also be used to assess the effectiveness of the instructional
support system and explore aspects of instruction that relate to greater student learning
gains.