{"id":2,"date":"2012-06-21T21:21:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/chenj\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2014-08-29T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T18:37:38","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Paola Di Muro"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/files\/2012\/06\/dimuro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7\" src=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/files\/2012\/06\/dimuro.jpg\" alt=\"dimuro\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Prof. Associate III &#8211; Mathematics and Computer Science Department <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning Skills Specialist &#8211; Academic Skills Centre<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laurea (Doctor in Mathematics), University of Bologna, Italy (equivalent to Canadian Master&#8217;s Degree)<\/li>\n<li>Professional Italian Teaching Certifications, Bologna, Italy<\/li>\n<li>B.Ed(A.D.), Brandon University<\/li>\n<li>Certification in University and College Administration (Center for Higher Education Research and Development &#8211; CHERD), University of Manitoba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teaching:<\/h2>\n<p>During the 2014-15 academic year, I am teaching<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>62.171 Introduction to Statistics A01<\/li>\n<li>62.171 Introduction to Statistics A02<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Winter<\/strong>: I will be on sabbatical leave from Jan 1 to June 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other courses taught:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>62.091 Core Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>62.152 Contemporary Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>62.155 Mathematics of Finance<\/li>\n<li>62.172 Introduction to Statistical Inference<\/li>\n<li>62.182 Linear Algebra I<\/li>\n<li>62.272 Applied Statistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>58:ITAL:101 Introduction to Italian (6 credit hours)<\/li>\n<li>58:ITAL:250 Intermediate Italian I<\/li>\n<li>58:ITAL:251 Intermediate Italian II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Math Skills Centre:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>I am responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating and revising programs that meet the math learning skills needs of individual students and groups of students. I am available for <em>individual appointments<\/em> and also supervise the Math Peer Tutors who provide walk-in support during the regular terms. In cooperation with various departments on campus, I conduct a variety of <em>targeted workshops<\/em> to assist the students in understanding fundamental concepts and their application in a variety of areas.<\/p>\n<h2>Research Interests:<\/h2>\n<p>I am interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning, including the effect of motivation on learning math, Learning Styles Theories, blended courses and their effect on increased retention.<\/p>\n<h3>Awards Received:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Senate Award for Excellence in Teaching (May 31, 2013)<\/li>\n<li>SASA (Student Affairs and Services Association) Innovation Award, BU\/CMB Writing and Math Online, Jun 20, 2006<\/li>\n<li>CADE (Canadian Association for Distance Education) Award of Excellence in Student Services, BU\/CMB Writing and Math Online, May 24, 2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/files\/HowStudyMath-1.doc\">How to Study Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/files\/Seven-Principles-of-Good-Practice.docx\">Seven Principles of Good Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interests:<\/h2>\n<p>I enjoy classical music, soccer, reading, spending time with my family, and teaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Associate III &#8211; Mathematics and Computer Science Department Learning Skills Specialist &#8211; Academic Skills Centre Laurea (Doctor in Mathematics), University of Bologna, Italy (equivalent to Canadian Master&#8217;s Degree) Professional Italian Teaching Certifications, Bologna, Italy B.Ed(A.D.), Brandon University Certification in University and College Administration (Center for Higher Education Research and Development &#8211; CHERD), University of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.brandonu.ca\/dimuro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}