H. L. Vacher|Emily Lardner
Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum, 1: The Idea and the Resource
University of South Florida|The Evergreen State College
paper introduces spreadsheets across curriculum workshopbased educational materials development project build resource facilitate connecting mathematics context undergraduate college courses mathematical problem solving relevantthe central idea spreadsheet modules essence elaborate word problems form short powerpoint presentations embedded excel spreadsheetsstudents work presentations making andor completing spreadsheets displayed slides order perform calculations draw graphs address issue context posed word problemthe end result project resource online library 55 modules developed 40 authors 21 institutions touch 26 subjects differentiated library congress classification categoriesjudging online requests instructor versions ssac web site disseminated ssac module idea additional 60 institutions via instructors courses 67 different titlesthe disciplinary distribution authors requests instructor versions shows ssac resource serves sides mathematicsincontext interpretation quantitative literacy mathematics educators seeking ways bringing context teaching mathematics nonmathematics educators seeking infuse mathematics teaching disciplinary subjectsthe ssac experience suggests two answers question works spread teaching ql across curriculumspreadsheet exercises students math solve problems workshops workshop sessions focus educational materials