Event summaries are presented here. Links give more detail, and may include a registration request.
Some dates to keep in mind:
Dec. 22, Thursday, end of Fall term exams.
- exam schedule: http://www.registrar.uwaterloo.ca/exams/finalexams.html
Dec. 23, Friday, student grades begin to be released in Quest.
- Release grades in UW-ACE after Dec 22nd.
Jan. 2, Monday, UW-ACE students are given access to their courses.
- hide UW-ACE material that shouldn't be seen at the start of class
Jan. 3, Tuesday, first day of Winter term classes (last day Wed., March 29).
Feb. 23-24, Thursday, Friday, Math/Eng. reading days.
Online grade submission through Quest
Class grades can be uploaded into Quest, avoiding paper submissions.
The required columns of the grade text file (.csv comma-separated-values)
are
student number, term number (1059),
course subject name (uppercase, MATH, CS), course number (127),
class section number (1,2,...), grade (integer 0-100)
Grades can be re-submitted from December 5th to January 3rd.
Quest won't release grades to students until Dec. 23rd.
Grades taken directly from the UW-ACE Gradebook (via export) don't
include student numbers in the file. The student number column
can be picked up from the UW-ACE student Class List function
within the Tools menu. Merging the student number column into
the grades file means cutting and pasting with your spreadsheets.
If this is unfamiliar territory, please get in touch with me.
TechExpo-- ePresence an interactive webcast at UW
Presented by Koorus Bookan.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: FLEX (LIB329)
ePresence Interactive Media open source software is a content capturing,
archiving, and webcasting system that delivers video and
presentation media over the internet using multiple streaming
formats for multiple platforms. ePresence also supports text and
voice interaction among event participants.
Background: http://epresence.tv/,
Open-Source Webcasting and Media Archiving Software for E-learning
Ron Baecker, Professor of Computer Science, Chief Scientist,
Knowledge Media Design Institute and Kelly Rankin, ePresence Interactive
Media Consortium Manager, University of Toronto
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=tutorials&article=21-1
The Sounds of Stanford, via the iPod
http://insidehighered.com/news/2005/10/21/itunes
Educational Games.
A Presentation by Video Gaming Exemplar, Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights
Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: FLEX Lab, LIB 329
Registration requested at: http://lt3.uwaterloo.ca/events/
Dennis has been involved in the Video Gaming Industry since the early
1990s. He has been involved in the development of a number of video
games. During his visit at Waterloo he will discuss his views on the
industry and his vision with the audience.
Sponsored by LT3 in association with UWgamers.
Background: http://www.siliconknights.com/main.html,
Learning by Doing : A Comprehensive Guide to Simulations, Computer Games,
and Pedagogy in e-Learning and Other Educational Experiences
by Clark Aldrich (2005). See a reviews at amazon.com and
http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=reviews&article=7-1
Monday, December 5, 2005 through to December 14
UW-ACE training sessions continue in December with
a full complement of courses about the quiz tool, gradebook,
action editor, layout designs, links to learning activities,
introduction to UW-ACE.
NEW: The link above also lists sessions taking place in January 2006.
A few quiz questions before class can tell you what students
understand about their homework and how prepared they are for
class. Students who know the ideas want to participate in class,
and those who don't come looking for answers.
The Gradebook records system-generated and uploaded
grades. Averages and percentages can be calculated.
Selected grades can be released to students.
UW-ACE can export final grades in the form required by
the upload grade facility offered by the UW Quest system.
The UW-ACE export facility is located in the Tools section
of UW-ACE, under the title "Quest Gradebook Export Final Marks".
You may wish to use your own spreadsheet of grades, taking
into account the format shown in the exported file. The
help pages at Quest also describe the export format.
The Action Editor sets triggers for a small set of events and
conditions (e.g. quiz mark) allowing a number of different actions
to occur: redirection to a page; email posting; calendar posting
... Details are available in the full UW-ACE manual in the UW-ACE
Help link under Instruction Guides.
IST is offering courses in automating research searching,
concept mapping, creating equations in Word and PowerPoint,
using PowerPoint in lectures, and more.
Maplesoft.com has many online seminars available.
An Introduction to Maple 10 (42 min)
Introduction to the Maplet Builder (7 min)
Advanced Engineering Applications with Maple (50 min)
Clickable Calculus (54 min)
Click Here to Download the Associated Maple Worksheet for this Seminar
Maple T.A. Demonstration for Instructors (24 min)
Maple T.A. Demonstration for Students (13 min)
Maple T.A. for Blackboard. Software Demo (8 min)
Syntax-Free Computations in Maple 10 (65 min)
Control System Development Using System Identification (43 min)
Technical Solution Deployment Using MapleNet 10 (34 min)
Introduction To Global Optimization Toolbox For Maple (61 min)
Maple in the High School Classroom (10 min)
Modeling Multi-body Mechanical Systems With DynaFlex Pro (65 min)
Implementing Technology in the Modern Math Curriculum (60 min)
Many mathematics lessons are also available using Maple.
Algebra (44) Calculus I (102)
Calculus II (59) Calculus III (23)
Case Studies (4) Complex Analysis (67)
DE's (89) Economics (20)
Elementary School (9) Engineering (68)
Geometry (32) Linear Algebra (22)
Maple TA (5) MapleNet (2)
Maplets (4) Numerical Analysis (15)
Operations Research (1) Physics (88)
Precalculus (42) Quantum Mechanics (19)
Real Analysis (20) Statistics (36)
Trigonometry (4) Vector Calculus (99)
MapleTA is an online assignment and quiz system backed by the Maple
mathematics engine that allows questions to be graded using
Maple to match and evaluate student answers.
Many different question types are available including questions
generated by formula for random assignment to students (students don't
see the same questions, but the form is the same). Questions can make
use of physical units and error bounds. Maple graphs can be included
in questions for display or for interaction with the student e.g.
selecting an area of the graph or plotting points on a curve.
See http://maplesoft.com/products/mapleta/types.aspx.
MapleTA is available at UW on a trial basis. Please contact me
if you wish more information about using MapleTA at UW.
WatITis is a one day conference for those involved in IT planning,
support and decision making at the University of Waterloo. It is an
opportunity to see what others are doing on campus in information
technology, to exchange ideas, and make new contacts.
Tuesday, December 6, 8:30 am - 4 pm, RCH 306-8.
Registration and agenda available at site above.
Engaging Students with Online Activities in UW-ACE
Presented by Faculty Members and Jane Holbrook.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Location: FLEX Lab, LIB 329
Faculty members will share their experiences using UW-ACE and
demonstrate how they increased their student's engagement in their
courses. The following topics will be addressed:
* using online journals to promote reflective thought,
* using the UW-ACE class polling tool to stimulate in-class discussions,
* using quizzes and the action editor to generate individualized pathways
through learning activities.
There will be time set aside for discussion and questions. Please
feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks will be provided.
Please contact me if you would like further information.
Paul Kates, Mathematics Faculty LT3 Liaison, pkates@uwaterloo.ca, x7047
This page is located at www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~pkates/LT3/events.
More information about the services of the Centre for Learning and Teaching through Technology - LT3 is available at lt3.uwaterloo.ca/.
(1) More information about learning and teaching Mathematics and Computer Science, plus a description of the services I provide as Mathematics Faculty LT3 Liaison is available here.