2023

14th Annual Scottish Maths Support Network Meeting

Glasgow Caledonian University, Friday 26 May 2023

The theme is ‘Returning to Normal?’, as we approach the end of the first full academic year back on campus (for most) it will be interesting to hear what has changed or returned to normal since the pandemic and any new challenges or opportunities that have arisen. As such we invite submissions for 10-15 minute talks related to this theme and/or maths teaching and support more generally.

Please complete this form by Wednesday 17th May, to register if you wish to attend and indicate if you want to give a talk. Full details and a schedule will be available nearer the time.

SMSN RMarkdown Workshop

Glasgow Caledonian University, Thursday 22 June 2023

The SMSN is offering a workshop on how to write notes in RMarkdown.

The workshop is intended for educators who currently use LaTeX to write their lecture material are interested in learning an alternative markup language to be able to write accessible notes.

The aim of the workshop is for participants to make their first document in RMarkdown, which they can then use as a template to write future teaching material.

It is expected that you bring your own laptop to the event.

Timing: 10 am – 4 pm

Place: Glasgow Caledonian University

Date: 22nd of June 2023

Agenda:

·        10:00 - 10:30  Registration/welcome

·        10:30 - 11:00  Introduction to the topic of maths accessibility:

what problem(s) are we trying to address?

·        11:00 - 11:30  Overview of Markdown markup languages: RMarkdown and Bookdown

·        11:30 - end     Hands-on session: using RStudio to write documents in RMarkdown

(including lunch break)

Lunch and refreshments will be provided on the day.

Here are the more detailed joining instructions sent out on June 20th 2023.