There was a whole lot of number crunching going on this past Saturday at Southwestern Michigan College as it hosted the annual Michigan Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Conference.

SMC Math Department Chair Robin Shipkosky tells us more than 50 mathematicians were on hand to discuss, learn, and mingle.

“ We have instructors from all different levels,” Shipkosky said. “ I teach developmental math, lower level math, but we had calculus instructors. We had instructors who teach physics. We had a number of different topic areas all sitting together and working with each other.”

The keynote speakers discussed the benefits of active learning, when students participate in the learning process t

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