Lawrence Udeigwe, Manhattan University, Riverdale NY USA gave a rich presentation entitled, "ODE's for the General Public." at SIMIODE EXPO 2025 this February in which he described remarkable efforts of his students to create videos to explain to the general public the value of modeling with differential equations. Check out his slides with video of talk to follow and think of what your students could do – YES they can! Lawrence's abstract reads, "A few years ago, as part of their assessment, I collaborated with my students to create presentations aimed at educating the general public. Each presentation used a SIMIODE article to introduce an application of differential equations, with content shared via long-form YouTube videos and short-form posts on Instagram and TikTok. In this talk, I will discuss my key takeaways, including: 1. Feedback from students and areas for improvement. 2. Ethical considerations-potential issues with this mode of assessment and its potential for framing discussions on ethics in mathematics." You can see the remarkable student project videos here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXeOv9HT0vZ1yqVxivRr1u5yjwo1bJhbw&si=eNFqBxU45PEve-KU . Consider this activity for your students.
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Brian Winkel
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