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* '''Wednesday October 7, 2009 5pm EST''' WeBWorK - Moodle interoperability
  
* '''Wednesday October 7, 2009 5pm EST''' WeBWorK - Moodle interoperability
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** 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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*** More detailed coverage of this material is at [[Moodle_Assignment]] and importantly at [[Moodle_Assignment#Limitations]] and [[Instructor_tips_for_Moodle-WW_Assignment_module]]
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** 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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** 3. Comments from the audience on their use of Moodle- WeBWorK particularly where it differs from my use.
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** 4. Preliminary discussion of the Moodle - WeBWorK question type and it's potential. (This probably deserves a second video conference.)
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** 5. A discussion of what remains to be done on both the Assignment and Question type WeBWorK-Moodle bridges
   
 
=== Past Video Conference Topics ===
  
=== Past Video Conference Topics ===

Revision as of 21:40, 6 October 2009

Video Conferences on WeBWorK topics

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

  • Wednesday October 7, 2009 5pm EST 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
    • 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
    • 3. Comments from the audience on their use of Moodle- WeBWorK particularly where it differs from my use.
    • 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

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
    • Creating Gateway tests -- Gavin LaRose
  • Bridges -- interoperate with other software
    • Administering WeBWorK at large schools -- writing scripts, other issues
    • Moodle integration -- bridge 1 M. Leventi & M. Gage
      • 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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