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Mathematical skills are prerequisites in the field of technology. Mathematical skills and knowledge lay the basis for understanding different engineering disciplines, for example. Unfortunately, various studies have shown that a lack of mathematical proficiency already causes problems in mathematics and engineering courses in European HEIs (high drop-out rates, lower graduation rates, lack of basic knowledge etc.). As mathematics plays an important role in building engineering knowledge, mathematical proficiency of engineering students needs urgently to be increased on a large scale. The Future Mathematics project aimed to enhance the mathematical proficiency of European engineering students by providing freely available and innovative resources for mathematics teaching and learning.The objective of the FutureMath-project was to enhance and improve the quality of engineering mathematics teaching and learning in HEIs by bringing the modern learning and teaching methods, pedagogical approaches and technological innovations into same place. Hence, the focus of the project working has been on developing pedagogical methods and resources to teach and learn mathematics more effectively. The project had three main outcomes/objectives: Mathematics Learning Platform (MLP), Mathematics Online Pedagogy, and Mathematics Learning Resources (MLRs). To sum up the outcomes, project provides a collection of pedagogically planned learning resources (MLRs) delivered via MLP and a collection of best practices and guidelines for teaching engineering mathematics in the digitalised world. The research results have shown, thatthe using such learning resources may have a potential i.e. to increase motivation of students. The produced MLRs provide personalized learning possibilities for students. By personalising the learning possibilities, it is supposed to improve the efficiency, accessibility and quality of engineering mathematics teaching and learning in European level. With these actions it is possible not only to increase completion rates and support the graduation process of students but also to improve the quality and relevance of engineering education, which in fact are the key issues of European Commission's agenda for the modernization of Europe's higher education system. By hosting the learning resources on the MLP, it enables access to learning resources at any time from everywhere with any mobile device. This promotes the digitalisation of European HEIs on a large-scale.The project consortium consisted of four university partner. Each project partner had a central role in the project. The project consortium consisted of two teams: team mathematics and team technology. In a nutshell, team mathematics was mostly responsible about the developments related to the mathematics (assessment, pedagogy, production of learning resources etc.), whereas team technology was responsible about the technical innovation and implementations. Also, the coordination of tangible results of the project was handled by the most experienced university partner. The project’s highest target of dissemination was to increase European large-scale awareness about the possibilities that technology offers in the field of teaching and learning of engineering mathematics. The main impact of the project was to increase the quality and accessibility of engineering mathematics learning and teaching in European level, while the focus was on exploiting the ICT in engineering mathematics teaching and learning and to support the implementation of the 2013 Communication of Opening Up Education.As the partners will continue the promotion of the project outcomes in the future, it will likely to have effects at long-term.
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