New Instructors

Getting Started

• A Day in the Life of a WeBWorK Instructor

Managing Assignments/Quizzes

Types of sets

• Homework -- Set up and modify a homework set.
• Gateway Quiz -- A timed exam where all questions are submitted at once.
• Just-in-time -- An adaptive homework which offers remedial exercises if a questions is answered incorrectly.

Managing sets

• Selecting problems from problem groups -- For Gateway Quizzes, problems can be drawn from problem groups.
• Set definition files -- Transfer homework set data between WeBWorK courses.
• Assignment access restriction -- Restrict/deny access to students working on computers with specific IP addresses.
• Times and dates -- Set the time zone for a particular course, manage the date/time display.

Finding questions in the Open Problem Library (OPL)

• Open_Problem_Library -- Use the Library Browser inside your WeBWorK course to browse the OPL and find and select problems.

Writing your own questions

Please see the section for Authors; here is a gentle introduction to writing your own homework problems using PGML.

Managing Students

• Classlists -- Add/edit/delete students using the Classlist Editor.
• Classlist Files -- A convenient way to add a large number of students to a course at once.

Integration with your LMS

Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas and Desire2Learn (D2L) BrightSpace all support a protocol called LTI (for D2L, see LTI for D2L) which then automatically manages student accounts in WeBWorK; for Moodle also the module wwassignment is available.

Optional Modules

• Achievements -- A gamification feature that rewards students for doing their homework and practicing good WeBWorK behavior; also see Achievement Evaluator and Achievement Items.
• Conditional release -- Students are not able to start a homework set until a sufficient score is obtained on a previous set.
• Show me another -- Show students an alternate version of their assigned problem (with or without solution).
• Periodic re-randomization -- After a certain number of attempts, the randomization of a problem will change.
• Reduced scoring -- After the Reduced Scoring Date, additional work done by the student counts at a reduced rate.