The persistent growth in undergraduate student cohorts has led to significant challenges in the effective teaching of mathematics across STEM disciplines. With student attention spans becoming shorter, the traditional teaching model featuring one lecturer engaging with a class of several hundred students is in dire need of reform. To ensure that students learn effectively amidst retaining high levels of learner satisfaction, it is crucial that educators investigate alternative approaches to teaching, specifically regarding large cohorts. 

The aim of this UK-wide one-day workshop led by Dr Shah and his colleagues (funded through an Interdisciplinary Collaboration grant by the London Mathematical Society) is to disseminate the learnings and best practices that have arisen the work of all the external collaborators and from the University of Bath’s ‘Cauchy Club’ to the wider, external community of mathematics educators with a view to expanding and creating an interdisciplinary cross-institutional community, while also motivating participants to form related staff communities among educators within their institutions. The workshop will provide a valuable opportunity for cross-institutional discussions about teaching, learning and assessment in mathematics and related STEM disciplines. The involvement of several influential mathematics educators delivering and leading various sessions will facilitate diverse discussion and sharing of ideas.