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A Sino-German semi-virtual seminar in mathematics education

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In summer 2006 the University of Education in Weingarten, Germany, and East China Normal University, Shanghai, performed a semi-virtual seminar with mathematics students on “Mathematics and Architecture”. The goal was the joint development of teaching materials for German or Chinese school, based on different buildings such as “Nanpu Bridge”, or the “Eiffel Tower”. The purpose of the seminar was to provide a learning environment for students supported by using information and communication technology (ICT) to understand how the hidden mathematics in buildings should be related to school mathematics; to experience the multicultural potential of the international language “Mathematics”; to develop “media competence” while communicating with others and using technologies in mathematics education; and to recognize the differences in teaching mathematics between the two cultures. In this paper we will present our ideas, experiences and results from the seminar.

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This work was partially funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and sponsored by Shanghai Pujiang Program. We also appreciated the support from the primary school attached to the East China Normal University where our students could implement their lesson concepts.

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    Matthias Ludwig & Wolfgang Müller

  2. East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

    Binyan Xu

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Ludwig, M., Müller, W. & Xu, B. A Sino-German semi-virtual seminar in mathematics education. ZDM Mathematics Education 40, 1023–1032 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-008-0156-2

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