The IOE were invited to speak at the Shropshire Cross-Phase Mathematics Conference on Mathematical Reasoning in the New Curriculum last September. With over 80 teachers from primary and secondary schools attending, this was an ideal platform to share the iTalk2Learn project and the latest iteration of Fractions Lab. Thinking about teaching fractions The talk, focused on how students…
Whizz is currently in discussions with other iTalk2Learn partners around the possible integration of Fractions Lab into Maths-Whizz’s set of Teachers’ Resources. Why integrate Fractions Lab with Maths-Whizz? This effort would serve two purposes: Support further research and development of Fractions Lab for the benefit of iTalk2Learn Explore the viability of Fractions Lab as a…
What is the mobile revolution and what is its impact upon iTalk2Learn? The recent advances in mobile technology are changing the main rationale of mobile devices from making or receiving calls to retrieving the latest information on any subject. New mobile technology, such as hand-held based devices, is playing a large role in redefining how we…
In this post, RUB outline findings from tests on the latest version of iTalk2Learn! One of the challenges in learning fractions is that you need to have both a good grasp of the concepts behind fractions, and the skills to calculate with fractions. What challenges are we trying to overcome? One concept that may be…
The iTalk2Learn team has had a busy month, filled with meetings and conferences. Since things have been so busy, we thought we’d give you a break-down of the best bits! iTalk2Learn visits the beautiful city of Graz The beautiful Austrian city of Graz, a World Cultural Heritage Site, was the venue last week for some…