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057 – Empowering Mathematics Educators with STACK

057 – Empowering Mathematics Educators with STACK

FromThe IDEMS Podcast


057 – Empowering Mathematics Educators with STACK

FromThe IDEMS Podcast

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
May 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Santiago Borio and David Stern discuss STACK, an open-source online assessment tool for mathematics and STEM subjects. They explore how STACK can provide scalable and effective feedback across diverse educational settings, emphasizing its success in universities with large class sizes and limited resources, particularly in Kenya and other similar environments. David highlights the growth of the STACK community and reflects on the value of community in open source educational initiatives. He concludes with a personal anecdote that illustrates the profound impact of automated feedback on student learning outcomes.

Links:

Official STACK website

STACK Internship case study
Released:
May 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (67)

Stories from a social enterprise that uses mathematical sciences in impact-oriented work around the world. Our experiences range from helping some of the world's poorest farmers get value from data, to enabling academics to use AI responsibly in their teaching. We never know what our next task will be but the last 6 years have shown that it is likely to lead to a story.