Robert Talbert

Mathematics professor who writes and speaks about math, research and practice on teaching and learning, technology, productivity, and higher education.

Building Calculus: A framework for learning activities

Jul 16, 2020 6 min read Online learning

The next stage of the building process for Fall 2020 is about learning activities. Here's a framework for thinking about that.

Research report: What are the biggest barriers to online learning?

Jul 13, 2020 8 min read Online learning

A 2005 study sheds some light on what student perceive to be barriers for learning in online courses.

Building Calculus: Learning objectives

Jul 9, 2020 10 min read Teaching

I'm sharing my building process for Fall 2020. In this post I detail the creation of learning objectives for Calculus.

My experiences as a department chair: A 3x3 reflection

Jul 6, 2020 6 min read Leadership

I've finished up my year as department chair, and here's a 3x3 reflection on what I learned, what surprised me, and what I still don't know.

Models for the Fall

Jun 25, 2020 14 min read Teaching

First up for Fall 2020: Figuring out the instructional model for my Calculus class.