{"id":1935,"date":"2023-12-06T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2023-12-07T08:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:45:14","slug":"liberal-arts-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/06\/liberal-arts-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Arts Math"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1935\" class=\"elementor elementor-1935\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82ddb2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b82ddb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1937,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/eshwarinc.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/discovering-mathematics-calculator-problem-x-975-486x-.png&quot;}],&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2429fcdc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2429fcdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192ea7f4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"192ea7f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6eb26e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6eb26e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333639d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"333639d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; 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text-align: center;\">2017<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;\">First Deployment<\/div><\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; float: left; padding: 25px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 149, 251); border-radius: 360px; width: 150px; height: 150px; margin: 12px 0px 12px 12px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); font-family: adelle-sans, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;San Francisco&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 47px; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 55px; text-align: center;\">1<\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 47px; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 5px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px;\">courseware<\/span><br><\/div><div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(46, 159, 255); font-family: adelle-sans, HelveticaNeue, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 47px; letter-spacing: 1.31px; line-height: 5px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 1.17px;\">author<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d57b537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d57b537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Professor created an original, fully-interactive digital textbook for 100-level Liberal Arts\/General Ed Mathematics courses \u2014\u00a0Discovering Mathematics. It&#8217;s a college-level Liberal Arts Mathematics course designed using the Smart Sparrow Adaptive Learning platform. Steve is interested in sharing the course he has created with other instructors. If you\u2019re looking to adapt a corequisite math course for students not enrolled in a STEM pathway major, ask about Discovering Mathematics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a015792 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a015792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135f894b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"135f894b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-001437.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-001437.png 427w, https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-07-001437-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb7b900 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3bb7b900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE FULL STORY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44054453 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44054453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoveringmathematics.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VISIT THE WEBSITE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6ec263 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6ec263\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d71f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d71f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Please Note: This activity is a portion of a larger lesson. It is optimized for desktop use \u2014 we recommend viewing full-screen.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><h2 id=\"intro\">Intro<\/h2><p>Steve teaches Liberal Arts Math, typically taken as general education credits by students seeking non-STEM majors. It is often the terminal math course for these students.<\/p><h2 id=\"challenge\">Challenge<\/h2><p>Steve wanted to improve student engagement and outcomes in his math course without just making it easier \u2014 he wanted to help students actually understand and feel comfortable exploring the subject, with way to adjust content based on student performance at any time.<\/p><h2 id=\"solution\">Solution<\/h2><p>Steve found Smart Sparrow and created an interactive, adaptive, digital \u201ctextbook\u201d and supplemental learning experiences, now called\u00a0<em>Discovering Mathematics<\/em>.<\/p><p>The complete set of learning experiences is 10 chapters (with 3 more chapters in development as of February 2018) filled with over 1,000 \u201cpages\u201d of creative instruction, dynamic design content, interactive graphics, and student-relevant assessment powered by the Smart Sparrow platform.<\/p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBXHpzyPK_o?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"724\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><h2 id=\"results\">Results<\/h2><p>According to analytics from Steve\u2019s classes, the online course content has dramatically narrowed the gap between passing and failing. Compared to previously employed course materials, he has had higher success rate in his online classes using this courseware. He also noted:<\/p><h3 id=\"1-students-are-slowing-down\">1. Students are slowing down<\/h3><p>More students now spend more time on their work, which has shown to help them build better connections, enabling greater potential for success where they previously may have failed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecf6d2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fecf6d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1864d14 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1864d14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d95e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d95e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"2-students-are-building-critical-thinking-skills\">2. Students are building critical thinking skills<\/h3><p><em>Discovering Mathematics<\/em>\u00a0provides problems and examples specifically designed to address critical thinking and analysis skills. Adaptive and interactive examples coach students as they learn, guiding conceptual understanding rather than fostering rote practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2002071 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2002071\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39facb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39facb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Discovering-Mathematics-ABCs-x-688-385x-.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1940\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095a48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"095a48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students interacting with permutation concepts via interactive activity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af58295 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af58295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353e237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"353e237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"3-students-have-increased-their-productivity\">3. Students have increased their productivity<\/h3><p>Steve has observed an approximate 40% increase per week in productive time spent studying course materials compared to the online program he used previously.<\/p><h3 id=\"4-steve-has-noticed-improved-student-results\">4. Steve has noticed improved student results<\/h3><p>Using adaptive and interactive learning methods, Steve observed an 18% improvement in student success, from approximately 48% failure rate in previous online courses to approximately only 30% failure rate as of December 2017.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017781c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"017781c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5142065 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5142065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60f318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f60f318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"5-its-cost-effective\">5. It\u2019s cost effective<\/h3><p>Steve typically teaches five chapters per term. At only $8 per chapter, this is far more affordable the traditional textbook for students.<\/p><h3 id=\"6-steve-has-seen-an-increase-in-accepted-transfer-credit\">6. Steve has seen an increase in accepted transfer credit<\/h3><p>For students who complete the course using the Smart Sparrow program, Steve observed approximately 28% increase in transfer credit (grade C or higher) compared to their previous online program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398310b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"398310b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fa017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42fa017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-calculator-problem-x-975-486x-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1937\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-calculator-problem-x-975-486x-.png 975w, https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-calculator-problem-x-975-486x--300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-calculator-problem-x-975-486x--768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7449fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7449fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Adaptive popups and feedback as students answer questions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e8cd3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7e8cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cc79b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3cc79b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Discovering Mathematics in your class<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a169ac5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a169ac5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf804e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddf804e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6722a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6722a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steve created\u00a0<em>Discovering Mathematics<\/em>\u00a0and wants to share this low-cost mathematics textbook alternative with other instructors. Chapters can be purchased by students on an as-needed basis, at only $8.00 per chapter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbeec61 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbeec61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0956cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0956cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-mobile-x-188-334x-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1941\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-mobile-x-188-334x-.png 188w, https:\/\/eshwarinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/discovering-mathematics-mobile-x-188-334x--169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dee606 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dee606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b226c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b226c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"about-the-college\">About the College<\/h2><p>Joliet Junior College is the premier community college first founded in Joliet, IL in 1906. It\u2019s a community college that serves a diverse student body of more than 35,000 students. The college provides occupational education, adult education and literacy programs, workforce development services, and of course, pre-baccalaureate programs for students planning to transfer to four-year universities. Approximately 65-70% of incoming students are freshmen where many are enrolled in a developmental math course.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMOInternal Training10Adaptive&nbsp;Chapters1K+Textbook&#8220;Pages&#8221;2017First Deployment1coursewareauthor Professor created an original, fully-interactive digital textbook for 100-level Liberal Arts\/General Ed Mathematics courses \u2014\u00a0Discovering Mathematics. It&#8217;s a college-level Liberal Arts Mathematics course designed using the Smart Sparrow Adaptive Learning platform. 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