The work represented here was produced with partial support from
a grant by the National Science Foundation (DUE-0125369).
There are a number of different aspects to the long range plans for WeBWorK.
Right now, we can use WeBWorK in a limited way by running it off
of the machine fym. If enough students would be
accessing the system, it appears that the department is prepared
to supply an additional server. At the moment, there are no
additional funds for WeBWorK.
A substantial NSF grant proposal was submitted near the beginning of the summer and is still being considered. If approved, it will pay for two servers dedicated to running WeBWorK, funds for graduate students and fym faculty to work on WeBWorK problem development over the summers, and funds for some faculty oversight of the project.
The idea will be to steadily increase the number of faculty who are knowledgeable on different aspects of WeBWorK over time. In the end, there should be a couple of people who know everything, a few more who can help with programming aspects, even more who can administer a course, yet more who can write problems, and a large number who can teach a section using WeBWorK.
This help area should not grow to the point where it covers everything there is to know about WeBWorK. Instead, it should cover most of what people need for various jobs. For additional questions, they should consult with someone in the department who already knows how to accomplish the specific task.
The WeBWorK NSF grant proposal contained a time-line for implementing WeBWorK in different FYM courses at ASU.
For each course, we will try to follow the following progression:
In some cases, Phase I is spread over two semesters. Naturally, the projected schedule may need to be adjusted to account for changes in course offerings (i.e., addition of College Algebra Plus and deletion of MAT 106).
| Semester | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2002 | MAT 117, 170, and 210 | |||
| Fall 2002 | MAT 170, and 210 | MAT 117 | ||
| Spring 2003 | MAT 114 | MAT 170 and 210 | MAT 117 | |
| Summer 2003 | MAT 114, Bus. Math I and II, and MAT 106 | |||
| Fall 2003 | Bus. Math II and MAT 106 | MAT 114 and Bus. Math I | MAT 170 and 210 | MAT 117 |
| Spring 2004 | Bus. Math II and MAT 106 | MAT 114 | MAT 117, 170, and 210 | |
| Summer 2004 | MAT 119 | |||
| Fall 2004 | MAT 119 | Bus. Math I and MAT 106 | MAT 114, 117, 170, and 210 | |
| Spring 2005 | Bus. Math II and MAT 119 | MAT 106, 114, 117, 170, and 210 |
The work represented here was produced with partial support from
a grant by the National Science Foundation (DUE-0125369).