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Today’s students….Today’s students….

Wireless hot spot? Wireless hot spot??


Today’s students….Today’s students….


Our Students…Our Students…

Online, Mobile, Social, Hyper Online, Mobile, Social, Hyper (linked)(linked)

Visual, Video-friendlyVisual, Video-friendly Willing to learn, but….Willing to learn, but….

Less timeLess time for homework? for homework? Less patienceLess patience for questions? for questions? Less comprehensionLess comprehension for reading? for reading?


But we also have…But we also have…

More classes, More classes, more more students, less students, less time…time…

AdministratoAdministrators asking rs asking that we that we “prove” “prove” students are students are learninglearning


The Homework DilemmaThe Homework Dilemma

We know it can help students learnWe know it can help students learn We know it takes effort to succeedWe know it takes effort to succeed We want to get feedback to students We want to get feedback to students

quicklyquickly

But…But…Grading is incredibly time consuming, Grading is incredibly time consuming,

and of questionable value if students and of questionable value if students don’t learn from itdon’t learn from it



Coping Strategies…Coping Strategies… Assign “odd” problems with answersAssign “odd” problems with answers Assign many, grade a fewAssign many, grade a few Assign, but collect and examine Assign, but collect and examine

occasionallyoccasionally Don’t assign very manyDon’t assign very many Use graders & TA’s if you have $Use graders & TA’s if you have $



And with any of these…And with any of these…

WhatWhat students miss isn’t always clear students miss isn’t always clear when you collect the assignment;when you collect the assignment;

WhyWhy they miss the problems isn’t easily they miss the problems isn’t easily known;known;

By the time you can learn these, By the time you can learn these, days/weeks may have passed.days/weeks may have passed.


Benefits of Online Benefits of Online HomeworkHomework

Anywhere, anytime availability 24/7Anywhere, anytime availability 24/7 Encourages collaboration & Encourages collaboration &

spontaneous help spontaneous help

Instantaneous FeedbackInstantaneous Feedback For StudentsFor Students For us – what they miss, what errors For us – what they miss, what errors

they make, how long they take, how they make, how long they take, how much they do much they do


Using ResultsUsing Results


Using Results to TeachUsing Results to Teach

Examine submissions quickly byExamine submissions quickly by Hardest problem (& most common errors)Hardest problem (& most common errors) Time (caveat: not necessarily valid Time (caveat: not necessarily valid

measure)measure) NamesNames

Change lecture/discussion to focus on Change lecture/discussion to focus on errorserrors

Re-assign key problems (with Re-assign key problems (with variables!)variables!)


Benefits of Online Benefits of Online HomeworkHomework

Re-allocate grading timeRe-allocate grading time Improve lectures & labs, targeting key Improve lectures & labs, targeting key

concepts we now know they have missed;concepts we now know they have missed; Amending/editing problems we now know Amending/editing problems we now know

why they misswhy they miss Adding relevancy through links to new Adding relevancy through links to new

researchresearch and…and… Our own research!Our own research!


Mastering Captures DataMastering Captures Data


Data at our fingertips…Data at our fingertips…


Assignment ResultsAssignment Results


Mastering BenefitsMastering Benefits

Scaffolding Tutorial Problems Scaffolding Tutorial Problems Multiple Types of HintsMultiple Types of Hints Feedback based on actual student errorsFeedback based on actual student errors

Rich Databases Rich Databases Assignable problemsAssignable problems Enhanced MediaEnhanced Media

Comparable ResultsComparable Results across class & all across class & all usersusers


Additional BenefitsAdditional Benefits

Personalized HelpPersonalized Help Record of student workRecord of student work Customized grading exceptionsCustomized grading exceptions

Tremendous FlexibilityTremendous Flexibility Assignment TypesAssignment Types Grading schemasGrading schemas Editing, Enhancing, ExtendingEditing, Enhancing, Extending


Additional BenefitsAdditional Benefits

Change credit, extend due date - Change credit, extend due date - instantlyinstantly


Mastering FlexibilityMastering Flexibility

HomeworkHomework In-class Group/Lab WorkIn-class Group/Lab Work Lecture!Lecture! Extra CreditExtra Credit Quizzes Quizzes Study & RemediationStudy & Remediation


Assignment Types in Assignment Types in PhysicsPhysics


Assignment Types in Assignment Types in AstronomyAstronomy


AssignmentsAssignments

SourcesSources Textbook End-of-chapter problemsTextbook End-of-chapter problems Tutorials with stepped hintsTutorials with stepped hints Test BanksTest Banks Additional media (Astronomy Tutorials)Additional media (Astronomy Tutorials) Customized ProblemsCustomized Problems


Assignment OptionsAssignment Options

Sorting by difficulty, type, titleSorting by difficulty, type, title Customize credit based on time or Customize credit based on time or

difficultydifficulty Track total estimate time & difficultyTrack total estimate time & difficulty Add messages to enhance Add messages to enhance

instructionsinstructions


Annotating AssignmentsAnnotating Assignments


Creating AssignmentsCreating Assignments

Editing is easy!Editing is easy! Simple editor Simple editor

Add AnnotationsAdd Annotations Add Add hyperlinkshyperlinks Rephrase or emphasizeRephrase or emphasize

Advanced editorAdvanced editor Expanded hintsExpanded hints More correct/incorrect answer feedbackMore correct/incorrect answer feedback


Adding HyperlinksAdding Hyperlinks


Easy to Explore New Easy to Explore New ProblemsProblems


GradingGrading

Customized for assignment typesCustomized for assignment types Homework (no hint “penalty”, multiple Homework (no hint “penalty”, multiple

chances, late work % declines by hour, chances, late work % declines by hour, etc.)etc.)

Tutorials (credit for trying, 50% credit Tutorials (credit for trying, 50% credit late)late)

Export to Excel Export to Excel


GradingGrading


So how hard is it to get So how hard is it to get going?going?


Before Course StartsBefore Course Starts

Setup, Copying Assignments, Add HintsSetup, Copying Assignments, Add Hints ChoreographyChoreography Help PagesHelp Pages ExamplesExamples Math/Equation TipsMath/Equation Tips Sample Student AccountSample Student Account


Best Practices Best Practices Early SetupEarly Setup ““Default” Student accountDefault” Student account Consider ahead of time:Consider ahead of time:

how you want students to use hintshow you want students to use hints how you want to score late workhow you want to score late work how much credit you want to give HW and/or how much credit you want to give HW and/or

group workgroup work Use the system in lecture Use the system in lecture Encourage use of feedback & reply quicklyEncourage use of feedback & reply quickly Use the Diagnostic DataUse the Diagnostic Data Experiment!Experiment!


Caveats, Gotchas, Caveats, Gotchas, Gremlins Gremlins


Incorrect Answers can occurIncorrect Answers can occur Java Plug-in’s need updatingJava Plug-in’s need updating Pay attention to Units (esp. radians Pay attention to Units (esp. radians

vs. degrees), Significant Figures, vs. degrees), Significant Figures, TolerancesTolerances

(Current) gradebook can be (Current) gradebook can be improvedimproved

Groups feature not as powerfulGroups feature not as powerful

Caveats, Gotchas, Caveats, Gotchas, Gremlins Gremlins


Online is not for Online is not for EveryoneEveryone


Concerns Concerns How much time is required to LEARN How much time is required to LEARN

the tool on our side…. And,the tool on our side…. And,

How much time away from key concepts How much time away from key concepts is really required to teach the tool to the is really required to teach the tool to the student?student?

What about teaching students to diagram What about teaching students to diagram problems, or explain steps of a solution?problems, or explain steps of a solution?

What about Cheating?What about Cheating?


Concerns & CriticismsConcerns & Criticisms


““You won’t really know what they You won’t really know what they are doing wrong without looking at are doing wrong without looking at paper HW”paper HW”

““Some problems don’t lend Some problems don’t lend themselves to computer mediation”themselves to computer mediation”

““You spend too much time teaching You spend too much time teaching the tool, not the concepts.”the tool, not the concepts.”

““The tool is too complex.”The tool is too complex.” ““The grading system makes errors.”The grading system makes errors.”

Concerns & CriticismsConcerns & Criticisms


Cutting out social Cutting out social learning?learning?


But on the plus side…But on the plus side…

More time to focus on teachingMore time to focus on teaching More information to useMore information to use More flexibility than textbooks aloneMore flexibility than textbooks alone More accessibilityMore accessibility


Fearing the future?Fearing the future?


Or enjoying it…Or enjoying it…


Questions? Discussion?Questions? Discussion?

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Tips, Hints, Good StuffTips, Hints, Good Stuff


Group WorkGroup Work Students Like “Visual” QuizzesStudents Like “Visual” Quizzes Screen Shots w/ annotations (Snag-Screen Shots w/ annotations (Snag-

it)it) Exporting grades to ExcelExporting grades to Excel Email filter for feedbackEmail filter for feedback

Tips, Hints, Good StuffTips, Hints, Good Stuff


Tip#1: Group WorkTip#1: Group Work


Tip #1: Group WorkTip #1: Group Work

For in-class group work: For in-class group work: Pick a few key tutorialsPick a few key tutorials Allow more time than you think Allow more time than you think Have a handout to gather team names Have a handout to gather team names

and share credit.and share credit. For outside of class workFor outside of class work

Use “Use “submit feedback”submit feedback” to gather names to gather names


In-class Group WorkIn-class Group Work

Tutorials are great time-on-task Tutorials are great time-on-task activitiesactivities Assign 4-5 problems for 30-45 minutes Assign 4-5 problems for 30-45 minutes

of discussion.of discussion. Use the tool while you walk aroundUse the tool while you walk around

Encourage using HINTSEncourage using HINTS Help with entering symbolsHelp with entering symbols Prompt conversation & discussionPrompt conversation & discussion


Tip #2: Math/EquationsTip #2: Math/Equations

Learn how to enter basic symbols Learn how to enter basic symbols used most often with keyboard used most often with keyboard commandscommands

vv22 = v^2 = v^2 xx11 = x_1, = x_1, sin(q) = sin(/theta)sin(q) = sin(/theta)

Demonstrate this in classDemonstrate this in class Provide HandoutsProvide Handouts Use HELPUse HELP


Math/Equation TipsMath/Equation Tips

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