MATHINA – Innovative digital mathematics for connecting formal and non-formal learning
The Multiplier event takes place in the SPECIAL STEAM SEMINAR series run by 4Dframe
On Thursday, May 20th, 10-11.30h EEST (Helsinki)
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Place: Online (Zoom)
MATHINA is an interactive storybook with 16 stories for children and youth between the age of 4 and 19, developed by five international partners in four languages. Mathina is a girl exploring fantasy worlds such as Logi-city or Symmetry Fair, encountering challenges of a mathematical nature during her journey.
The MATHINA interactive storybook will be accessible for the first time on the occasion of of this multiplier event.
Moderators: dr. Kristof Fenyvesi (Experience Workshop, Finland) and Prof. Chris Brownell (Fresno Pacific University, USA)
Program:
10.00-10.10 Introduction – dr. Kristof Fenyvesi (Experience Workshop)
10.10-10.25 What is MATHINA? – Daniel Ramos, Imaginary (Germany)
10.25-10.35 A city ruled by logic – Nora Somlyody, Kristof Fenyvesi, Experience Workshop (Finland)
10.35-10.45 Finnish students’ experiences with MATHINA – Kerry Osborne, Experience Workshop (Finland)
10.45-11.00 The land of the firebirds. Building the bridge between visual and symbolic mathematics – Daniel Ramos, Imaginary (Germany)
11.00-11.15 Cryptography in the world of MATHINA – Riccardo Moschetti, Curvilinea (Italy)
11.15-11.30 MATHINA project: Exploring symmetry – Ana Cristina Oliveira, Atractor (Portugal)
Illustrations by Cecilia Simonyi
Erasmus+ MATHINA project reference: 2018-1-DE03-KA201-047397
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