Time

Topic

Speakers

Room

DAY I - Base Camp

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Lobby EB II

9:00 a.m.

Opening: Welcome, Announcements & Introductions

John Risley

EB II - 1021

9:30 a.m.

Empowering Your Students to Learn: New Showcase Questions

Eddie Rowe

EB II - 1021

10:00 a.m.

WebAssign: Why I Couldn't Teach Without It

John Risley

EB II - 1021

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Introduction to the Info Site

Anne Squire

EB II - 1021

11:00 a.m.

Getting Started

• Main Tool Bar

• Course and Section Creation

• Rostering Options

• Dropping, Adding, and Moving Students

Peg Gjertsen

EB II - 1021

11:30 p.m.

Assignment Creation

• Question Browser

• Question Usage & Difficulty Ratings

• Setting Point Values

• Assignment Options

Steve Reaser

EB II - 1021

12:00 p.m.

Assignment Scheduling

• Scheduling Assignments

• Additional Restrictions

• Manage Dates

• Groups

• Reuse and propagation of assignments

Anne Squire

Mike Norris

EB II - 1021

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

  Atrium

1:15 p.m.

Student View of WebAssign

• Access Code Registration

• Take the Sample Assignment

• Question Types and How Students Input Answers

• How Various Feedback Options Look

Peg Gjertsen

EB II - 1021

2:15 p.m.

Viewing Results

• Scores and ScoreView

• Reports

• Summary & Analysis

• Downloading Options

Theodore Jackson

Mike Norris

EB II - 1021

2:30 p.m.

Gradebook

John Risley

EB II - 1021

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

Communication Tools

• Calendar

• Ask Your Teacher

• Forums

• Extensions & Setting an Automatic Policy

Mike Norris

EB II - 1021

3:30 p.m.

My Files and Folders

Steve Reaser

EB II - 1021

3:45 p.m.

Free Climb - Current Users Share Their Thoughts

John Risley

4:30 p.m.

Ask the Staff

Staff

EB II - 1021

5:00 p.m.

Tour of New Offices and Reception

1730 Varsity Dr., Suite 200 - Venture IV Bldg.

WebAssign Break Room

Time

Topic

Speakers

Room

DAY II - Trail to the Top

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

outside EB II - 1021

9:00 a.m.

Announcements

Peg Gjertsen

EB II - 1021

9:15 a.m.

 Introduction to the WebAssign Team

• Administration

• Editorial

• Development

• Sales

Brief History of WebAssign

John Risley

EB II - 1021

9:45 a.m.

New Question Types, Resources and Coding Tools

• Tutorials

• MaplePlot

• Algebraic Question Types

• New Content features (buttons, embedded practice questions, enhanced feedback)

• Coding Tags and shortcuts

Eddie Rowe

Steve Reaser

EB II - 1021

10:15 a.m.

Break

outside EB II - 1021

10:30 a.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

(A) Question Coding Workshops

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

• Physics

(B) Best Practices

Coders & Editors

John Risley

1212

1220

1226

EB II - 1021

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

Atrium

1:30 p.m.

Java-type questions in WebAssign with PADS

Scott Bonham

EB II - 1021

1:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

(A) Creating PADS questions in WebAssign*

(B) Advanced Assignment Topics

• Conditional Points

• Conditional Feedback

(C) Gradebook Tutorial Workshop

Scott Bonham

Steve Reaser

Mike Norris

TBA

1220

1226

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Real Teachers Talk About….

(A) Using WebAssign for Chemistry Labs

(B) Using WebAssign for Physics Labs

(C) Using WebAssign for a Distance Education Class

(D) Using WebAssign for College Math

Susan Hendrickson

John Risley

Kay Sandberg

John Pritchett

Jenn George

1226

1220

1212

1228

4:00 p.m.

Coordinate Rides to dinner

EB II - 1021

.4:05 p.m.

Ask the Staff

Staff

EB II - 1021

6:00 p.m.

Dinner at Risley's

See Map, Rides will be provided

Time

Topic

Speakers

Room

DAY III - Rappelling Back to the Classroom

8:30 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

outside EB II - 1021

9:00 a.m.

Announcements

John Risley

EB II - 1021

9:15 a.m.

What's New from the President's Corner

John Risley

EB II - 1021

9:45 a.m.

Peer Presentations

• Jon Gaffney

• Peter Knipp

• Robert Richman

EB II - 1021

10:30 a.m.

Break

11:00

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

(A) Textbook Content and Question Coding Workshops: (one-on-one help)

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

• Physics

(B) New User's - Getting Started

Editors and Coders

Anne Squire

Dan Linville

Renee Jeffers

1226

1212

1220

EB II - 1021

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 p.m.

Using WebAssign for Large Enrollment Classes

Prabha Ramakrishnan

Susan Hendrickson

Kay Sandberg

Jenn George

EB II - 1021

2:00 p.m.

What's New from the Developer's Corner

• Math Palette

• Graphing Tool

Brian Marks

James Stephens

EB II - 1021

2:30 p.m.

Developers' Roundtable

• Introduction to Team Members and their projects

• Results from Participant Forums

Development Team

EB II - 1021

4:00 p.m.

Close of Meeting