Education Research at Keele

Keele Interactive Whiteboard Research Group

Interactive Whiteboard Research

Keele has been involved in interactive whiteboard research since 2000. This Research has led to the publication of research articles, commercial software and the development of a CPD course for mathematics teachers.

Recent events

In December 2008 our final report and summary of our work for the National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics was published.

In November 2006 our report and summary for the Secondary National Strategy was published. Folowing this we published a discussion paper called Secondary mathematics teaching and the interactive whiteboard: A revolution in the making or years of wasted opportunities (pdf)

Publications overview

• Advice for teachers of mathematics (pdf)
• BECTA Report (pdf) - (Oct 05)
• Bera paper (September 2004) (pdf)
• Bera paper (September 2005) - (Oct 05)(pdf)
• Bera paper (September 2006) (pdf) - (Nov 06)
• Bera Presentation (September 2006) (ppt) - (Nov 06)
• Interactive whiteboard research literature – March 2008
• Missioners, Tentatives and Luddites - pdf (76kb)
• NCETM Executive Summary - new (December 2008)
• NCETM Final Report - new (December 2008)
• Research - pdf file (76KB) - update December 2008
• Resources - pdf file (73KB) - (Oct 05)
• Secondary National Strategy Full Report - (Nov 06)
• Secondary National Strategy Summary and Recommendations - (Nov 06)
• TDA Report (pdf) - (Nov 06)

CPD opportunities

Keele is now about to offer innovative CPD entitled Enhanced Interactive Mathematics Teaching, intended for teachers in mathematics who use interactive whiteboards.

Research summary

Research projects to date:

Interactive whiteboard (NCETM) Enabling enhanced mathematics teaching with interactive whiteboards
Dave Miller, Derek Glover and Doug Averis (November 2006 – September 2008)

Interactive whiteboard (SNS) Interactive whiteboard evaluation for the secondary national strategy: Developing the use of Interactive Whiteboards in Mathematics
Dave Miller, Derek Glover and Doug Averis (January 2005 – March 2006)

PGCE trainees use of interactive whiteboards (Keele University) The use of interactive whiteboards in secondary school initial teacher training
Dave Miller, Derek Glover, Doug Averis and Victoria Door (September 2001 - August 2005)

Interactive whiteboard (TTA) From technology to professional development: How can the use of an interactive whiteboard in initial teacher training change the nature of teaching and learning in secondary mathematics and modern foreign languages?
Dave Miller, Derek Glover, Doug Averis and Victoria Door (September 2003 - December 2004)

Interactive whiteboard (BECTA) From technology to professional development: How can the use of an interactive whiteboard enhance the nature of teaching and learning in secondary mathematics and modern foreign languages?
Dave Miller, Derek Glover, Doug Averis and Victoria Door (September 2003 - March 2004)

Interactive whiteboard (The Nuffield Foundation) Enhancing Mathematics teaching through new technology: the use of the interactive whiteboard
Dave Miller, Derek Glover and Doug Averis (April 2002 - March 2004)

Resources

Exp Maths 7, EXP Maths 8 and EXP Maths 9

• innovative interactive whiteboard materials produced for Nelson Thornes
  
• designed in line with the National Framework for Mathematics, each year resource contains 50 plus units of starter, main activity and plenary
  
• designed in line with the National Framework for Mathematics, it contains 58 units of starter, main activity and plenary
  
• teacher notes that include photocopiable masters for pupils
  
• works on all interactive whiteboards
  
• can be used with minimal interactive whiteboard experience by pupils and teachers alike
  
• includes drag and drop routines, immediate feedback through a simple on-board 'keypad', teacher controlled animated sequences

Free sample pack includes 5 units on sequences and a 'toolbox' offering fully rotatable protractor, compasses, ruler, pen and pencil - the latter makes demonstrating geometrical constructions simple.

EXP Maths 7 content list

EXP Maths 8 content list

EXP Maths 9 content list

New maths interactive

New maths interactive

Interactive whiteboard resource for Scotland. Separate CD-ROMs covering Levels C/D and E/F provide an innovative way of supporting the delivery of the 5-14 Guidelines for mathematics. Includes:

• teacher-led activities, investigations, animations and games
• ready-made lesson plans
• a Lesson Planner that allows you to create your own lessons from the bank of differentiated activities
• a maths toolbox containing and realistic and sizeable compass, ruler, protractors, pen and pencil
• printable Teacher Notes

For further information contact Dave Miller: