Happens When Math and Rhetoric Combine with Technology?

Abstract:

What do Math 100 and Rhetoric 100 have in common? Each requires students to have specific computer and information literacy skills. This presentation will examine a pilot program started in the fall of 2007 at Hampden-Sydney College, funded through a VFIC-Verizon grant, which added a laboratory course for those enrolled simultaneously in Math 100 and Rhetoric 100. A collaborative effort, the lab faculty included Math and Rhetoric professors, the Public Services Librarian, the Instructional Technologist, and a group of student tutor / mentors. The content of the lab addressed not only computer and information skills necessary for both Math and Rhetoric but included some basic computing skills needed by all students at Hampden-Sydney College. Assessment measures, lab content, outcomes, lessons learned, and future plans will all be discussed during the presentation.