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** For NPL problems: look for a problem that is essentially the same as one that is in the text that is being used, and also look for a problem that is on the right topic and has the right flavor---e.g., on finding cubic polynomials, or finding the extrema of a one or two parameter family of functions. |
** For NPL problems: look for a problem that is essentially the same as one that is in the text that is being used, and also look for a problem that is on the right topic and has the right flavor---e.g., on finding cubic polynomials, or finding the extrema of a one or two parameter family of functions. |
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* Each problem group works on the wiki/outline/information for their course |
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| − | * pre-populate model course wiki page with appropriate information |
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| − | ** start out with a preliminary NPL or WeBWorK wiki structure for model courses: how are the data defining the course, its syllabus, and the homework sets managed |
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| − | * add to the good problem wiki page(s) information from previous week's work |
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Revision as of 12:53, 9 June 2011
Prep Main Page > Web Conference 3
Contents
Web-Conference 3:
Date: June 9, 3-5pm EDT
Presenters: Jason Aubrey, Dick Lane, Gavin LaRose
Resources
Agenda
- Follow-up on good problem rubric: additional questions and comments.
- Good NPL problems?
- Residual problem authoring questions.
- Follow-up discussion on NPL: in particular, searching for problems, what data are available about NPL problems, how this plays out in practice, evaluating "good" NPL problems.
- Exploring: how many problems are available for Hughes-Hallett Calculus section 4.3? [NPL Browser] (Issues: tagging, directory structure, problem numbers, quality)
- Exploring: can we find problems similar to the critical points problem above? [rational problem set]
- Model course discussion:
- What information we need to include in a model course
- How it should be organized and stored
- How problems that are newly authored for this are managed differently from NPL problems used for the course
- How closely or uniquely tied to a specific textbook a model course is
- How to adapt textbook problems to WeBWorK: what makes a good (or bad) adaptation
- Develop an outline for model course construction (e.g., within a group, how the group can manage the distribution of the work as it's been articulated)
Follow-up
- Model course description wiki pages updated to reflect the discussion
Assignment for web conference 4
- Each problem group works on one assignment for their course, including some problems drawn from the NPL and some written new
- For NPL problems: look for a problem that is essentially the same as one that is in the text that is being used, and also look for a problem that is on the right topic and has the right flavor---e.g., on finding cubic polynomials, or finding the extrema of a one or two parameter family of functions.
- Each problem group works on the wiki/outline/information for their course
