Thinkwell content and learning tools integration with Maple T.A. 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

▶
thinkwell content and learning tools integration with
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Thinkwell content and learning tools integration with Maple T.A. 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Thinkwell content and learning tools integration with Maple T.A. 1 About Thinkwell Thinkwell was founded in 1997 with a mission to reinvent the college textbook. Our intention was to capture the voices of great teachers those that resonate


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Thinkwell content and learning tools integration with Maple T.A.

1

slide-2
SLIDE 2

Thinkwell was founded in 1997 with a mission to reinvent the college textbook. Our intention was to capture the voices of great teachers – those that resonate with students – and publish those voices through a series of multimedia video lessons. Back in those days, that was really the core of our offering. We’ve broadened our vision since then. We’ve added a lot more content and services and built a couple of different platforms to deliver it all online.

2

About Thinkwell

slide-3
SLIDE 3

–

Our core content is a series of comprehensive video lessons accompanied by a digital and printed textbook, interactive drill and practice, video sample solutions and other supporting materials.

–

We use Maple T.A. to provide algorithmic practice, homework and graded assessments.

–

One of our primary goals for delivering our content is a simple to use and a consistent user interface

3

Content

slide-4
SLIDE 4

4

slide-5
SLIDE 5

5

slide-6
SLIDE 6

6

slide-7
SLIDE 7

7

slide-8
SLIDE 8

Content overview

8

slide-9
SLIDE 9

9

Product overview

slide-10
SLIDE 10

10

Learning environment

slide-11
SLIDE 11

11

Learning environment goals

–

Hide the class management portion of the LMS and remove as many distractions as possible. Enable students to focus on content.

–

Group and integrate related content

–

Use consistent user interface

slide-12
SLIDE 12

12

Reasons for using Maple T.A.

–

Algorithmic items and assessments

–

Robust assignment management with number of key features such as proctoring, study sessions and more...

–

Ability to grade complex math expressions using MathML generated by the built-in equation editor

–

Extensive mathematics rendering capabilities using LaTeX and MathML

–

Graph generation

–

Existing application, ready to use

slide-13
SLIDE 13

13

HTML%Parsing% Maple%T.A.%Web%Services% Direct%data%access%

Integration layers

Thinkwell middleware

slide-14
SLIDE 14

14

How does it work?

Maple&T.A.& Thinkwell&

HTML&Parsing& Web&Services&API& Direct&data&access&

slide-15
SLIDE 15

15

Interactive practice

slide-16
SLIDE 16

16

Interactive practice

slide-17
SLIDE 17

17

Parsing HTML

slide-18
SLIDE 18

18

Parsing HTML

slide-19
SLIDE 19

19

Parsing HTML

slide-20
SLIDE 20

20

Interactive practice

slide-21
SLIDE 21

21

Interactive practice

slide-22
SLIDE 22

22

Interactive practice

slide-23
SLIDE 23

23

Benefits of HTML Parsing

–

Parsing Maple T.A. output allows us to separate content from data and user interface elements

–

We can use content directly and plug it into our environment

–

We can transform UI elements and use them as needed

slide-24
SLIDE 24

24

Homework

slide-25
SLIDE 25

25

Homework

slide-26
SLIDE 26

26

Instructor tools

New attempt in progress Identify which attempt is used for grade Remove take

–

Direct data access enables us to manage student work

slide-27
SLIDE 27

27

Student results

slide-28
SLIDE 28

28

LTI

slide-29
SLIDE 29

29

Integrating Maple T.A. closely within Thinkwell’s existing environment helped us provide features and functionality we would not be able to provide otherwise without substantial development.

Thank you