{"id":4919,"date":"2019-05-21T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T14:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/?p=4919"},"modified":"2021-09-16T15:46:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:46:53","slug":"numbas-workshop-and-new-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/ltdev\/2019\/05\/21\/numbas-workshop-and-new-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbas workshop and new version"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have just released another major version of Numbas, incorporating some exciting new developments which greatly expand Numbas\u2019 capabilities. We’re also looking forward to running a workshop here at Newcastle University next month, ideal for those of you who would like to get started with maths e-assessment!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Introduction to Numbas workshop – 18th June<\/h3>\n

We are hosting an Introduction to Numbas workshop on 18th June, 10am-12pm, as part of the Learning and Teaching Development Programme<\/a>.\u00a0 This hands-on session is ideal for academic or technical staff who would like to create mathematical e-assessments and deploy them through Blackboard.<\/p>\n

The session will cover:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0getting started on the Numbas public database and editor<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0selecting existing questions to make tests<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0writing your own questions<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0using the Numbas tool in Blackboard<\/p>\n

You can\u00a0book on to the workshop via elements.ncl.ac.uk<\/a>. Or for more information, drop us an e-mail to numbas@ncl.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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New release of Numbas<\/h3>\n

Over the past few months, Christian has been working tirelessly towards the release of Numbas v4.0, with a number of brilliant new features.<\/p>\n

Full details can be found in this blog post on the Numbas website.<\/a> They include:<\/p>\n

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  • a new pattern-matching system allowing, for example, to\u00a0specify a pattern that a student\u2019s mathematical expression must match in order to be marked correct.<\/li>\n
  • more number types, including support for very small and large quantities using scientific notation. Useful for chemists and the like!<\/li>\n
  • a new extension for geometrical figures, with particular attention to accessibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In addition, questions and exams on the Numbas Editor can now be shared with a permanent link. You can send a link to your students, to have a go at a question or test without any scores being recorded,\u00a0like this<\/a>. And items are embeddable, for example in a blog post, just like this one!<\/p>\n