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Contact Information
- Email: shelley.welke15@pcc.edu
- Office (when we are back on campus): Rock Creek Campus, Building 2, Room 210
- Department: Mathematics
Instructor Background:
After earning two Bachelor of Science degrees from Oregon State University, one in Mathematics and one in Math Education, I taught math at the junior-high and high-school levels. After a few years, I decided to try a new career path by taking engineering courses at PCC. I, then, transferred to Portland State University, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. After working as a hardware engineer in the test and measurement industry for 14 years, I returned to Portland State University, this time earning a Master of Science in Mathematics. I have been teaching at PCC since January 2013.
Fall Term 2021:
The information below describes some of what you can expect for my remote MTH 111 classes. More details will be in the syllabus that will be available closer to the beginning of the term. In the meantime, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send me an email.
Classes will be conducted remotely via Zoom. This is a 12-week class. We will meet twice a week (either on Mondays and Wednesdays or on Tuesdays and Thursdays) for 1 hour and 50 minutes (including a short break) each day.
Access to class will be through a link in D2L, a learning management system available through MyPCC.
Classes will use a remote-version of the “flipped-plus” model. For my classes, that means the general routine will be as follows:
- Before Class – Watch and take notes on lecture videos and complete a few problems covering the basics of the new material. The lecture videos allow you to learn at your own pace by pausing, rewinding, or stopping the lectures as needed.
- During Class (most or all of class time) – Ask and answer questions, discuss concepts, and participate in activities to strengthen your understanding of the material. These activities are a key part of the flipped-plus model, as students retain more when learning via discussions, doing practice problems, and teaching others.
- End of (or more likely, after) Class – Complete more in-depth problems. If there is class time remaining, you may choose to work on these problems while your classmates and instructor are readily available to help.
Required Materials:
- Reliable internet to attend class via Zoom, access course materials in D2L, and complete online assignments, quizzes, and exams.
- Scanning Technology – Each handwritten assignment and exam must be submitted as a single, multi-paged PDF document. (Examples: Adobe Scan, CamScanner, and Scanbot)
- MyLab Math (MLM), which includes an electronic version of the textbook and an online homework tool. You do not need to purchase anything for the course, as a $40 fee is attached to tuition that pays for your access to the digital materials.
- Scientific Calculator – Must be able to calculate logarithms. A graphing calculator is not required. Instead, we will use one of two free apps, Desmos or Geogebra, when a graphing utility is appropriate.
- Graph paper
- Access to a printer is recommended, but not required.