WeBWorK Faculty Workshop

(Coreen's annotations)

August 16, 2002
10 AM - 3 PM
Walker 225

(take photos)

• Personal introductions and thanks to Jason, Erik
• Intro to WK
  (first course @ national meeting, 1/1/01 -> department, ideas -> install/course -> grant 1/1/02)
  • WK home site
  • demo (set00Algebra)
  • the student experience (login as practice in your private course)
  • about the NSF grant at RU
• Pilot Course
  • Andi's WWW
  • view Professor's Tools (back to private course)
• Build an assignment (setAssignmentName.def)
  • build and view set06b.def
  • modify by selecting 5 problems, due-date 8/16/02 at 12 noon, problem 3 counts 2 points
  • save as setPractice1.def
  • build setPractice1.def
  • summary (3 easy steps)
• Download grades (if time, otherwise save to afternoon)
• Class management
  • upload students (done by Jason/Coreen, just forward email registrar's final roster, sent 8/23/02 )
  • drop a student (change status to "d" or "D")

  • email grades (see A Day In the Life...) (or post, see Andi's page, afternoon HTML)

• Cook 105 -- Lunch (provided) with discussion :
  • teaching w technology (Erik)
  • 104 syllabus
  • Assessment
    • homework habits
    • course performance (common questions on tests/exams?)
  • Links/applications (Lorraine?)
• More personal practice time (download grades?)
• Tips:
  • multiple section courses?
  • Name:  Math104.**_Fall2002_professorLogin
  • student intro
  • preview tool
  • deadlines
  • answer entry
  • formatted-text vs typeset mode (default mode?) (PreCreate?)
• Support/Questions/Suggestions
  • MOTD (see Coreen or Jason about editing motd.txt)
  • Hints (posted on problem pages)
  • FAQ @ WK home page at RU
• Making a Class WWW page (Jason)
• Thanks
  • Jason Farmer (technology guru, jfarmer@radford.edu)
  • Erik Sorensen (Math104 coordinator, esorensen2@radford.edu)