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(2018) Invited lectures from the 13th international congress on mathematical education, Dordrecht, Springer.
This paper offers a narrative of ideas, events and opinions addressing the underexposed area of storytelling in tertiary mathematics. A short discussion on storytelling is followed by a brief account of the history of storytelling. Features of stories are discussed as well as options for when a story should be told and the requirements of a good story. The main thrust of the paper is a personal account of experiences of storytelling in a tertiary mathematics classroom. The study involves a large group of engineering students doing a calculus module. The storytelling discussed in this paper takes the form of a structured activity in a specific timeslot. Student feedback presents an unexpected angle, deviating from the intended purpose of entertain, inspire and educate, namely, giving a perception of caring from the teacher's side.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72170-5_12
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Harding, A. (2018)., Storytelling for tertiary mathematics students, in G. Kaiser, H. Forgasz, M. Graven, A. Kuzniak, E. Simmt & B. Xu (eds.), Invited lectures from the 13th international congress on mathematical education, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 195-207.
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