Lumen’s latest iteration of the Calculus series has been updated to maximize engagement by incorporating relevant and meaningful information for today’s diverse student population. By offering Precalculus, Calculus 1, 2, and 3 courses in OHM, faculty can maximize customization of course content to meet the needs of their institutional learning outcomes. The course utilizes research and instructional design principles that guided our creation of Lumen One courseware.

Students will engage with strategies to:

• review key prerequisite and corequisite skills students learning calculus need to succeed.
• self-assess their current knowledge and skills in order to deepen their understanding of core principles.
• maximize opportunities to apply what they are learning about calculus to real-world scenarios.
• cultivate critical thinking, complex problem solving, analytical reasoning, abstract reasoning, and creative thinking.

The course utilizes interactive content and practice with immediate feedback to maximize student understanding and retention. There are Desmos Interactives, flipped classroom assignments, practice problems with answer keys, and discussions that can be adapted to meet the needs of your themes and learning outcomes. The instructor resources package is robust and includes easy-to-use, engaging slide decks, and in-class activities, with suggested modifications based on the modality of the course.

Lumen Learning’s Calculus I consists of the following resources:

• Online Homework Manager (OHM): A flexible, user-friendly math homework system with customizable learning content, assessments, and activities you can tailor to fit your needs. Request an OHM instructor account.
• Outcome-aligned OER: Designed to replace expensive textbooks, this course curates open educational resources (OER) aligned with learning outcomes. Teach as-is or customize to fit your needs.
• LMS Integration: This course may be delivered with seamless LMS integration and automatic grade return for Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, and Moodle.
• Accessibility: Lumen is 100% committed to providing learning materials that are accessible to all learners. Lumen course materials are mobile-friendly.

Lumen Learning applies learning science research to the design of affordable digital courseware to engage students and empower them in building a strong foundation in Mathematics. OHM has fully digital course materials focused on hands-on practice, customizable template courses, interactive full e-text with immediate feedback that stands alone or integrates seamlessly into Brightspace, Canvas, Blackboard, or Moodle.

Contributors: Lumen Learning vetted and improved sources from Calculus Volume 1 by OpenStax.

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