Speaker
- Anton Lukyanenko (George Mason )
Details
The Mason Experimental Geometry lab is the cornerstone of the mathematics outreach and undergraduate research efforts at George Mason University. While the outreach team engages up to 1000 students per semester in highly interactive small-group activities, multiple research teams give both beginning and advanced students a chance to contribute to research under the guidance of a graduate student and faculty mentor. In this talk, I will focus on the structure and benefits of the lab, as well as variations on
the model at the universities of Maryland, Illinois, and Michigan – all members of the rapidly growing Geometry Labs United network (see also our website and upcoming conference). As time permits, I will also talk about other
department initiatives that synergize with the lab and promote student self-identification as researchers and communicators, including active learning, flipped classrooms, standards-based testing, and oral exams.
