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- ItemDescription and impact of a distance mathematics course for grade 10 to 12 teachers(AOSIS Publishing, 2007-06) Stols, Gerrit; Olivier, Alwyn; Grayson, DianeThis paper explores the impact of a one-year in-service distance education mathematics course that follows a problem-solving approach. The course aims to develop teachers’ mathematical thinking skills. Results show that the course improved the teachers’ confidence, problem-solving skills and teaching skills. Results also show that the course on mathematical thinking skills helps to improve teachers’ understanding of mathematics content.
- ItemPythagoras goes Open Access at www.pythagoras.org.za(AOSIS Publishing, 2011) Olivier, AlwynThe publication of this issue of Pythagoras finally realises the goals I envisaged for Pythagoras in my 2008 editorial, titled “Pythagoras is going places …” (Olivier, 2008): Pythagoras is now formally an Open Access journal, freely accessible online for anyone to read, download and distribute.
- ItemPythagoras is going places …(AOSIS Publishing, 2008-12) Olivier, AlwynCouncil has made the principled decision to go the open access route, where Pythagoras will be freely available to everyone. We are starting a new website where Pythagoras will be freely available. To do this, we will be using an open source journal management program that will streamline the process. Nearly everything should happen “automatically”: authors will submit their papers online, the program will acknowledge receipt, then suggest reviewers, send the paper with a covering letter to reviewers, reviewing will likewise be online, etc.