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== Video Conferences on WeBWorK topics ==
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== Video Conferences on WeBWorK topics, held in 2008-2010==
   
 
=== Instructions for joining video conference ===
  
=== Instructions for joining video conference ===
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*'''Wednesday January 27, 2010 5pm EST'''
  
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=== Viewing video conferences ===
   
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WeBWorK web conferences will be on vacation until after the Joint Meetings in San Francisco
  
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{{warning|Use firefox to view these videos to avoid any hassle. As of June 18, Safari, Chrome and IE also seem to work (at least on the lastest videos)
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but may not play the videos properly (YMMV). Camino works.
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* '''Wednesday December 16, 2009 5pm EST''' -- No web conference this week
  
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We're not sure about IE. Have patience. We'll tweak the video player extension until it works in all browsers.}}
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* '''Wednesday December 2, 2009 5pm EST''' -- No web conference this week
  
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* '''Wednesday November 18, 2009 5pm EST''' -- No web conference this week
  
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* '''Wednesday November 4, 2009 5pm EST'''
  
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** Simplified entry for authoring questions -- including Davide Cervone's PGML
  
   
 
=== Past Video Conference Topics ===
  
=== Past Video Conference Topics ===
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* '''Wednesday June 16, 2010 2:30-3:30 EDT''' Course administration, the wiki, and gateways
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** [[Course administration, the wiki, and gateways (Video)]]
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* '''Wednesday March 10, 2010 5pm EST''' Aaron Wangberg on WeBWorK modifications enabling personalized practice, tutorials, and post-tests
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** [[Aaron Wangberg (Video)]]
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* '''Wednesday February 24, 2010 5pm EST''' WeBWorK in High Schools
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** [[WeBWorK in High Schools (Video)]]
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* '''Wednesday November 4, 2009 5pm EST''' Simplified entry for authoring questions
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** [[Simplified Entry - Davide Cervone's PGML (Video)]]
 
* '''Wednesday October 21, 2009 5pm EDT''' Large Installations
  
* '''Wednesday October 21, 2009 5pm EDT''' Large Installations
 
** Discussion about best practices, tools, procedures, etc, for managing large WeBWorK installations. People from a number of large institutions using WeBWorK will share their experiences, advice, and problems.
  
** Discussion about best practices, tools, procedures, etc, for managing large WeBWorK installations. People from a number of large institutions using WeBWorK will share their experiences, advice, and problems.
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** [[Large Installations (Video)]]
 
* '''Wednesday October 7, 2009 5pm EDT''' WeBWorK - Moodle interoperability
  
* '''Wednesday October 7, 2009 5pm EDT''' WeBWorK - Moodle interoperability
 
** 1. I'll start with 15-20 minute presentation on how I use the WeBWorK- Moodle assignment bridge to run courses at U. of Rochester
  
** 1. I'll start with 15-20 minute presentation on how I use the WeBWorK- Moodle assignment bridge to run courses at U. of Rochester
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*** [[WeBWorK/Moodle bridge(Video)]]
 
*** More detailed coverage of this material is at [[Moodle_Assignment]] and importantly at [[Moodle_Assignment#Limitations]] and [[Instructor_tips_for_Moodle-WW_Assignment_module]]
  
*** More detailed coverage of this material is at [[Moodle_Assignment]] and importantly at [[Moodle_Assignment#Limitations]] and [[Instructor_tips_for_Moodle-WW_Assignment_module]]
 
** 2. A chance for you to introduce yourselves to each other. It is a fairly small group using both Moodle and WeBWorK and you may not all know each other
  
** 2. A chance for you to introduce yourselves to each other. It is a fairly small group using both Moodle and WeBWorK and you may not all know each other
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** 4. Preliminary discussion of the Moodle - WeBWorK question type and it's potential. (This probably deserves a second video conference.)
  
** 4. Preliminary discussion of the Moodle - WeBWorK question type and it's potential. (This probably deserves a second video conference.)
 
** 5. A discussion of what remains to be done on both the Assignment and Question type WeBWorK-Moodle bridges
  
** 5. A discussion of what remains to be done on both the Assignment and Question type WeBWorK-Moodle bridges
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* '''Wednesday September 23, 2009 5pm EST''' Assessment Projects
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* '''Wednesday September 23, 2009 5pm EST''' Assessment Projects - Vicki Roth
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* '''Wednesday July 15, 2009 5pm EST''' No Web-Conference this week
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** [[Assessment Projects (Video)]]
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* ''Wednesday July 29, 2009 5pm EST'' [http://mathnerds.com/ MathNerds.com] and WeBWorK
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** [[MathNerds.com (Video)]]
 
* '''Wednesday July 1, 2009 5pm EST''' WeBWork Authentication
  
* '''Wednesday July 1, 2009 5pm EST''' WeBWork Authentication
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* ''' Wednesday June 17, 2009 5pm EST''' -- Web-Conference Series is on Vacation!
  
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** Not recorded
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* ''' Wednesday June 3, 2009 5pm EST''' -- Web-Conference Series is on Vacation!
  
 
* ''' Wednesday May 22, 2009 5pm EST''' Mathfest Summer Workshop Planning
  
* ''' Wednesday May 22, 2009 5pm EST''' Mathfest Summer Workshop Planning
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** (Not Recorded) - Summer Workshop to take place August 5th in Portland. Contact Mike Gage for more information.
  
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** Not Recorded
 
* ''' Wednesday May 6, 2009 5pm EST''' Providing new problem types through Flash embedded WeBWorK problems -- Barbara Margolius and Dan Gries
  
* ''' Wednesday May 6, 2009 5pm EST''' Providing new problem types through Flash embedded WeBWorK problems -- Barbara Margolius and Dan Gries
 
** [[Providing new problem types through Flash embedded WeBWorK problems (Video)]]
  
** [[Providing new problem types through Flash embedded WeBWorK problems (Video)]]
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** [[Seqential Multipart Problems (Video)]]
  
** [[Seqential Multipart Problems (Video)]]
 
* ''' Wednesday April 8, 2009 5pm EST''' Model WeBWork Courses and the WeBWork/Moodle Bridge -- Mike Gage
  
* ''' Wednesday April 8, 2009 5pm EST''' Model WeBWork Courses and the WeBWork/Moodle Bridge -- Mike Gage
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** [[Model WeBWork Courses and the WeBWork/Moodle Bridge (Video)]]
  
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** Not recorded
 
* ''' Wednesday March 25, 2009 5pm EDT''' Gavin LaRose (University of Michigan) talked about using the Gateway testing feature of webwork
  
* ''' Wednesday March 25, 2009 5pm EDT''' Gavin LaRose (University of Michigan) talked about using the Gateway testing feature of webwork
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** sorry -- no video capture of this webconference
  
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** Not recorded
 
*''' Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Jason Aubrey & Mike Gage
  
*''' Wednesday March 11, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Jason Aubrey & Mike Gage
 
** Discussion focusing [[2009_03_tasks | on tasks]] for the summer of 2009
 
** Discussion focusing [[2009_03_tasks | on tasks]] for the summer of 2009
 
*''' Wednesday February 25, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Sarah Osborne (Techsmith) and Jason Aubrey (University of Missouri)
 
*''' Wednesday February 25, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Sarah Osborne (Techsmith) and Jason Aubrey (University of Missouri)
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**Using Video in WeBWork
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**[[Using Video in WeBWork (Video)]]
 
* '''Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Paul Pearson, University of Rochester "Managing WeBWork Email."
 
* '''Wednesday February 11, 2009 at 5pm EST -- Paul Pearson, University of Rochester "Managing WeBWork Email."
 
** Using Gmail to centrally manage WeBWork email.
  
** Using Gmail to centrally manage WeBWork email.
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** Cleaning, creating and organizing tag names.
  
** Cleaning, creating and organizing tag names.
 
** Discussion of how best to upload problems to the National Problem Library
  
** Discussion of how best to upload problems to the National Problem Library
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*** Reference link to NPL: http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/National_Problem_Library*Contributing_to_the_NPL
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*** Reference link to NPL: http://webwork.maa.org/wiki/National_Problem_Library#Contributing_to_the_NPL
 
*** Issues -- replace vs. add new problems
  
*** Issues -- replace vs. add new problems
 
*** How to insure that new problems are a clear upgrade from old
  
*** How to insure that new problems are a clear upgrade from old
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**** Adding many students to your course
  
**** Adding many students to your course
 
**** Adding Homework Sets.
  
**** Adding Homework Sets.
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[[Category:Workshops]]
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[[Category:Events]]
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[[Category:Video]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 16 June 2021

Video Conferences on WeBWorK topics, held in 2008-2010

Instructions for joining video conference

Video conference instructions

Upcoming Video Conference Topics

Planned schedule: alternate Wednesdays: 5PM EDT, 4PM CDT, 3PM MDT, 2PM PDT unless otherwise noted


Viewing video conferences

Warning : Use firefox to view these videos to avoid any hassle. As of June 18, Safari, Chrome and IE also seem to work (at least on the lastest videos)

but may not play the videos properly (YMMV). Camino works.

We're not sure about IE. Have patience. We'll tweak the video player extension until it works in all browsers.

Past Video Conference Topics

Suggested Web Conference Topics

potential video conference topics

(x indicates that it has been discussed at least once so far -- later we'll try to replace this with dates and links)

  • Assessment -x
    • What has been done so far
    • Assessment issues
    • Assessment tools and protocols. What is available, what is needed?
  • Authoring issues:
    • MathObjects - x
    • AppletObjects API - xx
    • GraphObjects API - x
    • how to draw pictures using GD
    • tableObject
    • Interface for Sequential Problems (MultiPart) Robin Cruz, Ken Apell,
    • Merge the original Matrix definitions into the MathObjects matrices
      • The main effect would allow more operations with matrix valued objects.
      • Do matrices take complex MathObjects at the moment?
    • Simplified entry
      • PGML--hardcopy is working now -x
      • Daniel Graham xml version
      • Molzon U. of Kentucky
  • Organization
    • time for WeBWorK conferences - x
    • topics to discuss -- ongoing
    • other organization principles
    • recruit community organizers using conferences?
  • Course and site management
    • Handling large volumes of email -- gmail approach --Paul Pearson x
    • Creating Gateway tests -- Gavin LaRose x
  • Bridges -- interoperate with other software
    • Administering WeBWorK at large schools -- writing scripts, other issues x
    • Moodle integration -- bridge 1 M. Leventi & M. Gage xx
      • I could demo the Linear algebra course --Mike
      • Also discusses workshop and webwork integration --Mike and Vicki Roth
    • Moodle integration -- bridge 2 M. Leventi
    • Blackboard integration M. Gage
  • Using webwork in computer science --- Christelle Scharff
  • National Problem Library --- management issues
    • Designing a procedure for submitting questions to the library
    • Tagging problems
    • Cleaning, creating and organizing tag names.
    • Discussion of how best to upload problems to the National Problem Library
  • Creating collections of questions
    • Project -- getting UCSB stewart problems tagged
    • QA of model Calculus problems -- on hosted2
      • a model calculus course
    • Physics problems on hosted.
      • Entry Project: Edit the "set0" for each set to describe the subject matter of the problems in the set.
  • WeBWorK software fundamental overhaul/maintenance
    • ease of use topics -- Arnie Pizer
    • Basic PG code overhaul
    • Basic User interface overhaul
    • Basic Database overhaul
    • Redesign database -- (make it look more like moodle) (M Leventi and S. Hathaway)
  • Documentation
    • Rework the standard CSS so that it is more regular and a better model
      • Make more examples of CSS variants
      • Create HowTo customize the CSS -- perhaps this is a screen cast -- not a video conference
    • Making screencasts -- list of desired topics
      • prospective
        • using the "instructor tools" link
        • Creating gateway quiz sets
      • completed
        • Creating and configuring a webwork course
        • Adding many students to your course
        • Adding Homework Sets.
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