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THE
FIELDS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES |
August
5-9, 2014
Workshop on Making Models:
Stimulating Research In Rigidity Theory And Spatial-Visual
Reasoning
Held at the Fields Institute
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Organizing
Committee:
Stewart
Craven, Ontario Science Centre and York University
Wendy Finbow-Singh, St. Mary's University
Ami Mamolo, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Elissa Ross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bernd Schulze, Lancaster University
Adnan Sljoka, University of Colorado Boulder and
Ryerson University
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Overview
The design, development, and use of models are prominent in the
work of many mathematicians as they investigate, illustrate, and
communicate key ideas in the discipline. In particular, researchers
in the field of discrete geometry frequently explore questions
based on visual models, whether they are pictorial (e.g., a diagram
or picture), physical (e.g., a tactile three dimensional object)
or virtual (e.g., digital animations). Similarly, mathematics
educators are asking questions based on the use, development,
and purpose of models for fostering specific content knowledge
as well as important mathematical practices such as spatial reasoning,
generalization, and proof. The aim of this workshop is to bring
together researchers in the fields of rigidity theory and mathematics
education to make models, share research using or inspired by
models, and reflect on pedagogical elements of model-making and
model-use. The workshop is inspired by the distinguished career
of Professor Walter Whiteley who has made important contributions
to both discrete geometry and mathematics education, and whose
passion for the use of models informs his research in both fields.
Through this conference we hope to both celebrate the contributions
and directions of his work, while also pushing forward to explore
the new frontiers of these research disciplines.
The first part of the workshop will bring together leading experts
in the field of rigidity theory to share new research and work
on open problems. The second part of the workshop will focus on
key issues in education research and practice that connect to
the mathematical content and thinking processes inherent in rigidity
theory, with specific attention to visual and spatial reasoning
in and for school and post-secondary mathematics. All attendees
are warmly invited to participate in both parts of the workshop.
Confirmed Speakers
Braun, Benjamin --University of Kentucky
Connelly, Robert -- Cornell University
Henderson, David --Cornell University
Jordán, Tibor-- Eötvös Loránd University
Kitson, Derek -- Lancaster University
Kotsopoulos, Donna -- Wilfrid Laurier University
Lee, Carl --University of Kentucky
Moss, Joan -- OISE
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Newcombe, Nora -- Temple University
Nixon, Anthony -- York University
Okamoto, Yukari -- University of California
Power, Stephen -- Lancaster University
Recski, Andras -- Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Sitharam, Meera -- University of Florida
St. John, Audrey -- Mount Holyoke College
Theran, Louis -- Freie Universität Berlin
Whiteley, Walter --York University |
Schedule
Workshop Participants
Full Name |
University/Affiliation |
Alfakih, Abdo Y. |
University of Windsor |
Braun, Benjamin |
University of Kentucky |
Cheung, Matthew |
York University |
Connelly, Robert |
Cornell University |
Duatepe Paksu, Asuman |
York University |
Finbow-Singh, Wendy |
Saint Mary's University |
Fowler, Patrick |
University of Sheffield |
Greenwald, Sarah |
Appalachian State University |
Hambleton, Daniel |
MESH Consultants |
Hawer, Zachary |
University of Toronto |
Henderson, David |
Cornell University |
Henrich, Douglas |
Iroquois Ridge High School |
Jacobs, Donald |
University of North Carolina - Charlotte |
Jordán, Tibor |
Eötvös Loránd University |
Kim, Peter |
University of Guelph |
Kitson, Derek |
Lancaster University |
Kobayashi, Yuki |
Kyoto University |
Kotsopoulos, Donna |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Langemeyer, Melanie |
Georgian College |
Lee, Carl |
University of Kentucky |
Mackrell, Kate |
University of London |
Mamolo, Ami |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology |
Margerm, Pat |
York University |
Melnik, Roderick |
Wilfrid Laurier University |
Mendaglio, Judy |
John Fraser Secondary School |
Nahornick, Ashley |
Columbia University |
Newcombe, Nora |
Temple University |
Nixon, Anthony |
York University |
Okamoto, Yukari |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Owen, John |
Siemens PLM Software |
Power, Stephen |
Lancaster University |
Proulx, Jérôme |
Université du Québec ŕ Montréal |
Radakovic, Nenad |
University of Toronto |
Rapke, Tina |
York University |
Recski, Andras |
Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Ross, Elissa |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
Schulze, Bernd |
Lancaster University |
Sitharam, Meera |
University of Florida |
Sljoka, Adnan |
Ryerson University and University of Boulder Colorado |
St. John, Audrey |
Mount Holyoke College |
Tepylo, Diane |
OISE |
Theran, Louis |
Freie Universität Berlin |
Ughi, Emanuela |
Universita degli Studi di Perugia |
Whiteley, Walter |
York University |
Younger, Martha |
OISE |
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