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 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

    MAA Session on Trends in Teaching Mathematics Online, II

    Room 311, Hynes

    Organizers:

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

    • 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