1.1 But we should care anyway…

Mathematics at university level is

• “characterised by the need for a high degree of conceptual and abstract thinking within the learning process” (Mathematics Subject Benchmark)

We want students to have the processing capacity to engage with concepts and abstract thinking!

• Students with a print disability, with difficulties with taking notes, memory and concentration may spend substantial processing capacity on entirely different tasks

• All students new to e-learning are trying to find new ways to learn and consume mathematics. This will require them to interact with resources in new ways and will impact their processing capacity.