On-line support

Our Virtual Learning Enviroment (Moodle)
The platform for accessing the resources is a virtual learning environment called Moodle which you may have seen before.

Your username and password are unique to you and you need to use them every time you access the resources.

There are lots and lots of resources that will be helpful to you including study plans, extra questions, worked solutions, extra notes and interactive resources.

There are also multiple choice tests and chapter assessments designed to help you with your learning. You might get set these for homework, they will help you and your tutor to judge how well you are progressing

In Moodle, you can use forums to keep in touch with other students in your group and with your tutor between teaching sessions. Your tutor might use Moodle to set your homework. There is even a calendar to help you keep organised!

Moodle will keep a complete record of your progress in each module using your multiple choice test scores and assessment scores and comments which will be input by your tutor. You can see this at any time.

Detailed information on how the resources work is available on www.furthermaths.org.uk/resources.php, accessed from the online resources link on the Further Mathematics Support Programme homepage.

Live On-line Teaching Sessions (Elluminate)
We use an online platform called Elluminate to teach live sessions in Further Mathematics over the internet. To access these sessions all you need is a computer connected to the internet. You don’t need to install any software; to attend a session you just follow a link that will be provided to you by e-mail or via Moodle.

There will be a live on-line revision session for all of the modules that you study. You should find out when these are and arrange to attend them. Typically they will take place in the early evening. In these session you can communicate with the person leading the session using instant messaging.

Look out for any other sessions that take place, usually summarising topics from your course. Students who’ve attended on-line sessions in the past report that they are a great way to learn and that they’re fun too.

Your tutor may deliver some or all of your course using Elluminate. If you are to have lots of live on-line sessions you may well be issued with a graphics tablet and a headset. This will mean that you can interact with your tutor by writing mathematics on the screen and by talking to them, as well as by using instant messaging.

Ask NRICH
Ask NRICH is an online mathematics discussion board, accessed via www.nrich.maths.org. It’s a great place to get your questions about mathematics answered, whether it's a specific problem/question you are having difficulty with in your studies, or something you have seen or heard that you want to know more about.

• You can ask questions using a pseudonym, so there’s no need to be embarrassed
• The Ask NRICH team are real experts and provide top quality responses
• Answers are usually posted very quickly
• They do not simply give you the answer; they explain the mathematics and try to help you to work out the answer for yourself, so they really help you to understand

Make sure you explore Ask NRICH and try it out. Your tutors will give you your own username and password for posting. Using Ask NRICH is an excellent way to get fast, top quality help with your mathematics.

Use the Moodle forums to interact with the other students in your group and with your tutor.

Use Ask NRICH to discuss maths problems, interesting mathematics and opportunities in mathematics