2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) in Boston

Some notes WeBWorK related events on the JMM schedule. Please feel free to add or correct:

• Tuesday, January 3rd:
  • 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

    WeBWork Consulting Training Session

    Simmons, 3rd Floor, Marriott

    Organizers:

    Michael Gage, University of Rochester gage@math.rochester.edu

• Wednesday, January 4th:
  • 10:40 a.m.

    WeBWorK labs? A case study in differential equations.

    Dan Gries, Hopkins School

    Barbara Margolius, Cleveland State University

    Felipe Martins*, Cleveland State University

    Back Bay Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Sheraton

  • 3:15 p.m.

    Communicating calculus concepts using graphically presented functions in Adobe Flash applets embedded in WeBWorK.

    Daniel J Gries*, Hopkins School

    Back Bay Ballroom C, 2nd Floor, Sheraton

• Thursday, January 5th:
  • 2:00 p.m. Poster Session:

    Flash Applets for WeBWorK Online Homework System.

    Barbara Margolius*, Cleveland State University

    Felipe Martins, Cleveland State University

    Dan Gries, Hopkins School

    Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University

    Veteran's Auditorium, 2nd floor, Hynes

    WeBWorK: Improving Student Success in Mathematics.

    Arnold Pizer*, University of Rochester

    Mike Gage, University of Rochester

    Vicki Roth, University of Rochester

    Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America

    John Wyatt, Mathematical Association of America

    Veteran's Auditorium, 2nd floor, Hynes

• Friday, January 6th:
  • 6:15-7:30pm

    Reception for Open Source Software in the Mathematical Sciences, sponsored by Sage, WeBWorK and WEB-SIGMAA

    Room 304, Hynes

• Saturday, January 7th:
  • Saturday January 7, 2012, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

    MAA Session on Trends in Teaching Mathematics Online, I

    Room 311, Hynes

    Organizers:

    Michael B. Scott, California State University, Monterey Bay mscott@csumb.edu

    • 10:20 a.m.

      On WeBWork: how to Design a Model Course that is Concise and Complete?

      Shumei C Richman*, Columbia, SC

      Room 311, Hynes

  • Saturday January 7, 2012, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.

    MAA Session on Trends in Teaching Mathematics Online, II

    Room 311, Hynes

    Organizers:

    Michael B. Scott, California State University, Monterey Bay mscott@csumb.edu

  • MAA Session on Early Assessment: Find Out What Your Students Understand (and Don't Understand) before They Take the Test

    Room 313, Hynes

    Organizers:

    Miriam Harris-Botzum, Lehigh Carbon Community College mharrisbotzum@lccc.edu

    Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University

    • 3:00 p.m.

      An Enhanced Implementation of the WeBWorK Online Homework System as a Formative Assessment Instrument.

      Gulden Karakok*, University of Northern Colorado

      Aaron Wangberg, Winona State University

      Nicole Engelke, California State University Fullerton

      Room 313, Hynes

    • 4:20 p.m.

      A new kind of online homework: Flash enabled WeBWorK homework problems.

      Barbara Margolius*, Cleveland State University

      Daniel Gries, Hopkins School

      L Felipe Martins, Cleveland State University

      Yuping Wu, Cleveland State University

      Room 311, Hynes