Developing Undergraduate Mathematics Education in a Network of Finnish Universities

Abstract

We present an ongoing project that seeks to answer several current challenges identified in university mathematics education, and deepen the collaboration in mathematics education between Finnish universities. Our goals are to nurture student interest in mathematics studies; make sure that beginning students have sufficient mathematical skills to continue their studies at university level; create and publish online learning materials for today’s digital milieu; pilot different models of collaborative online teaching; and, eventually, create an administrative framework that would facilitate student mobility between universities and degree programmes. At the time of writing, work on the project has started by surveying the current state of basic mathematics education, online teaching, revision materials, and the needs of participating universities. We report preliminary results and discuss the next steps to be taken.