Two days seminar on 26 and 27 June 2026, 9.00 (sharp) – 15.00 pm (Friday & Saturday) room: t.b.a.
Trainer: Dr. Luise Fehlinger & Dr. Frank Feudel
Rationale for the workshop
Many students experience significant difficulties when learning mathematics at university level, particularly during the initial phase of their studies. This often leads to dropouts, which represents a major problem given the demand for graduates in STEM disciplines. To address this problem, this workshop makes the participants familiar with important scientific foundations on the teaching and learning of advanced mathematics, and aims to equip them with some alternative evidence-based approaches to teaching advanced mathematics at university that take students’ needs better into account.
Learning objectives
The participants of the workshop will
• become familiar with important scientific foundations on the teaching and learning of advanced mathematics, especially regarding the teaching and learning of mathematical concepts and proofs,
• learn about possible methodological approaches to support students’ learning of advanced mathematics at university,
• be sensible about the needs of different audiences and possess strategies to address these,
• be aware about motivational issues and the influence of self-efficacy on students’ learning, and know some possibilities to foster these,
• reflect on and adapt their own teaching identity.
Content of the workshop
Day 1:
1) Difficulties in the teaching and learning of advanced mathematics at university
2) The teaching and learning of concepts of advanced mathematics
3) The teaching and learning of mathematical of proof
4) “Guided notes” and “Flipped classroom” as alternative teaching approaches
Day 2:
1) Motivation and self-efficacy
2) Different audiences and their special needs
3) Student-oriented presentation of homework solutions
4) Final reflections
Methodological approach of the workshop
Each thematic session will begin by collecting participants’ prior experiences. This will be followed by a short input presentation outlining current research on the topic, with a particular focus on evidence-based approaches to advanced mathematics at university. Participants will then have the opportunity to actively try out selected methods themselves – with support from the workshop instructors. The workshop will conclude with a reflection session in which participants will relate the discussed topics explicitly to their own teaching contexts and reflect on their own teaching identity.
There will be a short homework assignment between the days.
