I've been using Sapling for over a year now and, despite its glitches, I love it. I authored lab homework assignments for many of the RealTime Physics labs.
I plan to develop flipped classroom type assignments that students are required to complete before attending class.
If you're intersted in authoring your own questions the software is easy to learn and powerful. Plus you get help from a tech assigned specifically to you who has a graduate degree in physics.
My colleague had been using BlackBoard for many years as well as Owl and has switched to using Sapling exclusively for his Organic Chemistry class.
Herman Trivilino
Physics Professor
Faculty Professional Development Leader
College of the Mainland
www.com.edu <http://www.com.edu/>
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From: Phys-l on behalf of David Ward
Sent: Mon 21-Apr-14 7:50 PM
To: phys-l@phys-l.org
Subject: [Phys-L] online homework systems
Greetings PhysLers!
I have been using Mastering Physics as my online homework system for quite a while and I am content with it. But I've become curious about alternatives dues to cost (there are cheaper systems) as well as the fact that some Mastering solutions can be tracked down online. I checked the archives and found some discussion on Mastering vs Webassign. But now there is Sapling as well as Expert TA. I am wondering if any of you have used Sapling and/or Expert TA and what your experience has been. Feel free to reply off-list.
Thanks!
david
Dr. David Ward
Dept. of Physics, UNU 3022
Union University
Jackson, TN 38305
731-661-5241
dward@uu.edu<mailto:dward@uu.edu>
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