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This wiki is for instructors using WeBWorK on-line homework in their courses and for those working on the development of WeBWorK. Students using WeBWorK for their homework should '''''not''''' register on this site (unless they wish to help with writing development software). There is however some additional documentation for students which can be reached via the "Students" link below. The course instructor can give students the URL for their WeBWorK course. Usually this is a path to a server on their campus.
 
This wiki is for instructors using WeBWorK on-line homework in their courses and for those working on the development of WeBWorK. Students using WeBWorK for their homework should '''''not''''' register on this site (unless they wish to help with writing development software). There is however some additional documentation for students which can be reached via the "Students" link below. The course instructor can give students the URL for their WeBWorK course. Usually this is a path to a server on their campus.
 
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The [[Introduction|WeBWorK Project]] wiki is a place for WeBWorK instructors, authors, administrators and developers to collaborate.
  
The [[Introduction|WeBWorK Project]] wiki is a place for WeBWorK instructors, authors, administrators and developers to collaborate.
   
 
To join us just '''[[Special:RequestAccount|request an account]]'''. Once your account is approved, then you can [[Help:Editing|contribute to the wiki]] and participate in the [http://webwork.maa.org/moodle/mod/forum/index.php?id=3 forums].
  
To join us just '''[[Special:RequestAccount|request an account]]'''. Once your account is approved, then you can [[Help:Editing|contribute to the wiki]] and participate in the [http://webwork.maa.org/moodle/mod/forum/index.php?id=3 forums].
   
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== Overview ==
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== What is WeBWorK? ==
 
WeBWorK is an [[License|open source]] Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE DUE Division] of [http://www.nsf.gov/ NSF]. (See: [[Grants,_awards,_and_support|Grants, awards, and support]].)
  
WeBWorK is an [[License|open source]] Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the [http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE DUE Division] of [http://www.nsf.gov/ NSF]. (See: [[Grants,_awards,_and_support|Grants, awards, and support]].)
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== Documentation ==
  
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The documentation below is organized according to the types of questions that may arise. Note that passing the cursor over the text next to the icon will show additional information.
  
   
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== The WeBWorK Community ==
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== Get WeBWorK! ==
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The most general '''[[:Category:Instructors|Page for Instructors]]''' contains a list of all topics relevant for instructors. These pages outline how to use WeBWorK on a day to day basis. Some special pages are listed below. <br>
  
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{{toc-section|Introduction|Webwork square.gif|Main introduction. Start here!}}
  
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{{toc-section|Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers|Webwork square.gif|Hosting WeBWorK courses on the MAA servers}}
  
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{{toc-section|:Category:Instructors|Webwork square.gif|The instructor's page contains a list of all topics relevant for instructors. These pages outline how to use WeBWorK on a day to day basis.}}
  
   
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Revision as of 16:27, 4 April 2011


The WeBWorK Project wiki is a place for WeBWorK instructors, authors, administrators and developers to collaborate.

To join us just request an account. Once your account is approved, then you can contribute to the wiki and participate in the forums.

What is WeBWorK?

WeBWorK is an open source Perl-based system for delivering individualized homework problems over the web. By providing students with immediate feedback as to the correctness of their answers, students are encouraged to make multiple attempts until they succeed. By individualizing problems, cheating is discouraged. By providing instructors with real-time statistics, lesson plans can be customized to better serve students. WeBWorK is partially supported by the DUE Division of NSF. (See: Grants, awards, and support.)

The WeBWorK Community

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 WeBWorK Sites
Map of known WeBWorK Sites
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 WeBWorK News
Subscribe to the WeBWorK News RSS Feed
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 Events
Upcoming WeBWorK Events
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 Template:=3 Forums
WeBWorK Discussion Forums
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 IRC
IRC chat support channel for WeBWorK Instructors, Developers, and Admins
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 Mailing Lists
WeBWorK Development Email Lists
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 Web-Conferences
Information about WeBWorK Web-Conferences
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 Consultants
Information for and about WeBWorK Consultants
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 Contributors
WeBWorK Contibutors - join us!

Get WeBWorK!

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 MAA Hosting
Get started quickly with a free MAA hosted course
Gartoon-dvd-48px.svg
 WeBWorK Live DVD
An Ubuntu Live DVD with WeBWorK pre-installed
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 Installing WeBWorK on a Live USB
Instructions for creating a WeBWorK Live USB
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 Download
Download the WeBWorK code through Subversion or as a compressed tarball.

WeBWorK Documentation

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 Students
Documentation for students
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 Instructors
Documentation for Instructors
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 Authors
Documentation for problem authors
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 Administrators
Documentation for WeBWorK system administrators

WeBWorK Sub-Projects for Contributors

We need your help! Even if you are not a programmer, there are tons of ways you can contribute.

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 Documentation
Help us improve the WeBWorK documentation
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 National Problem Library
Contribute your problems to the NPL
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 Webpages
Help us improve and maintain the WeBWorK project webpages
Lock-48px.png
 Security
WeBWorK security testing and information
Echo-i18n-48px.png
 Localization
Help with the localization of WeBWorK
Gartoon-accessibility-48px.svg
 Accessibility
Support WeBWorK usability for all
Echo-ambass-48px.png
 WeBWorK Consultants
Become a WeBWorK Consultant
Echo-art-48px.png
 Customizing WeBWorK
Create and contribute new WeBWorK logos and stylesheets
Buggie-48px.svg
 Bug Triage
Help developers and users in fixing bugs
Echo-infra-48px.png
 Infrastructure
Help us improve and maintain our collaboration tools
Gnome-devel-48px.svg
 Development
Help us with software development
Information-48px.png
 How to Get Involved
How to start contributing to WeBWorK

Further Resources

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 Evaluation and Assessment
Resources, preentations and publications
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 Grants and awards
WeBWorK has received numerous grants and awards
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 Contact Us
Find the best way to contact us
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