The conference was structured around a series of papers, followed by question and answer sessions. The day focused on how Mathiwse is being used in teaching and different uses of the software were explored. A very important aspect of the event was the opportunity delegates had to discuss how the Mathwise User Group should move forward to a self funding status over the coming year. During the morning an interesting range of papers illustrated how Mathwise is being integrated into teaching.
Students sit the test, which identifies areas of weakness in their learning.
At the end of the test they are given feedback on their performance and directed to the Mathwise modules that will help them focus on problem areas. Diana described how a carefully designed worksheet used alongside Mathwise can help students focus on areas of importance. The worksheet can instruct the student to study particular learning units and pages, to experiment with particular parameters, to note down relevant results and do additional exercises. It can also expand upon explanations or refer the student to lecture notes or a textbook. The web site for the Astrowise project exploits the Asymetrix Neuron plug-in to deliver the interactive Toolbook components.