THIRD EDITION


The Last Class (Video, 36 minutes)

On Friday, April 8, 2011, 600 plus current and former students, colleagues, friends, and family gathered in the Rozanski 104 Lecture Hall at the University of Guelph to celebrate Professor Jack Weiner as he delivered his last class, capping 36 years of teaching. (Caveat: Video ends at 36 minutes and continues with a black screen for 15 minutes more. If you'd like, use it as meditation time.)

 

The Faculty Last Lecture (Video, 25 minutes in two parts)

In April, 2009, Professor Weiner was honoured to be the first University of Guelph faculty member voted by students to present the "Faculty Last Lecture" for the graduating class. The theme was, "Dare to Be the Best You Can Be!" Unfortunately, the audio and video are not great, but his message is!

Part 1


Part 2

 

Jack On National Public Radio (Audio in Two Parts, 50 minutes)

Dr. Karen Hitchcock and Glenn Busby interview Jack about the Mathematics Survival Kit for "The Best of Our Knowledge" in this two part interview.

(Part 1)


(Part 2)

 

Tom Lee with Jack Weiner at Maplesoft (Podcast, 21 minutes)


In this episode, Tom Lee has an engaging conversation with Prof. Jack Weiner from the University of Guelph, about the impact of new math teaching tools and the appropriate use of emerging technology in the classroom.