2024 Educator Workshop:
Teaching Computation with MATLAB (and GenAI)

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October 27-29, 2024
Carleton College, Northfield, MN

For Educators in Geoscience, Math, Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and more

The Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshops always pick up on the newest trends in STEM teaching -- from flipped classrooms, to cloud tools, to computational notebooks to online grading. The 2024 workshop allowed educators to share experiences and learn about those trends and added accounts of MATLAB-based courses that incorporate Generative AI, or ChatGPT. MathWorks staff and fellow educators were on hand to help turn the stories into practical classroom approaches.

The workshop took place in-person at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

The workshop was a mix of training sessions introducing teaching tools and brief talks by peers, with approximately half the workshop allocated to group breakouts, including dedicated work-time to develop and evolve course curriculum. Conveners developed the workshop program and working group make-up based on applicant interests and teaching focuses.

Workshop Goals

At the workshop, educators:

  • Explored methodologies for teaching computation effectively, in engineering- and science-focused courses, as well as dedicated programming courses.
  • Created, shared and published teaching activities (aka course modules).
  • Learned MATLAB teaching tools: incorporating new tools - such as MATLAB Live Scripts, MATLAB Online, MATLAB AI Chat Playground (experimental), and MATLAB Onramp -- to improve student learning and course effectiveness.
  • Joined a community of educators teaching computation and publishing shareable, reusable curriculum.

This workshop was a collaboration between MathWorks and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College.

Dates and Times: October 27-29, 2024

The workshop started at 5:00pm on Sunday, October 27th, 2024. Participants planned to arrive in Northfield by 3:00pm on Sunday. The workshop ended Tuesday, October 29th at 2:00 pm. Participants planned return travel for no earlier than 4:30 pm that day.

Participant Contributions

By applying to the workshop, participants agreed to the following, if accepted:

  • Submit a written activity involving teaching computation using MATLAB. These activities are reviewed by the educator review team and feedback is shared with authors prior to the workshop. A template is provided.
  • Participate fully in the workshop and attend all workshop sessions. Selected participants are invited to deliver presentations on their teaching experiences or serve as a working group leader at the workshop.
  • Review and follow the Code of Professional Conduct for SERC Events.

Applying to the Workshop

Applicants for this workshop were required to teach at a college or university and had experience using (or plans to use) MATLAB for teaching. In addition to applying to the workshop, those who wished to apply for a stipend, filled out a separate form.

The workshop application deadline has passed.

Venue

The workshop was held at Carleton College, located in Northfield, Minnesota, a short walk from the hotels. SERC Staff communicated with individuals about accessibility needs.

Costs

MathWorks covered the cost of hosting the workshop. Participants were responsible for covering local lodging and travel to and from Minneapolis. A shuttle to and from Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport (MSP) provided transportion for participants at the start and end of the workshop.

Stipends were available to help participants with the costs of travel and lodging. To apply for a travel stipend, participants needed to complete both the stipend and workshop applications.

The stipend application deadline has passed.

Questions?

Please contact Holly Kelchner (hkelchner at carleton.edu) at the Science Education Resource Center (SERC).


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