[Zesje-discuss] New version of zesje

[Anton Akhmerov]

Hi Gary,

There are several existing OSS solutions for code grading. So
thankfully we don't need to develop anything. To name a couple:
* https://okpy.org/ — my best guess for the tool of choice
* https://github.com/jupyter/nbgrader (specific to notebooks, requires
a shared jupyterhub set up, relatively niche)
* https://github.com/autolab/Autolab
* https://www.inginious.org/

I believe even our CS department implements an LMS + code grading
system, but I'm not sure about its state.

I'd be happy to discuss in more detail, but that's probably outside of
the scope of this mailing list.

Best,
Anton
On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 11:35 AM Gary Steele <gsteele13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Anton!!
>
> A feature request for future versions: integration of the zesje grading interface (or writing of a new package with a zesje-like interface) for exams based on python notebooks?
>
> Together with Jeroen, I'll be giving the AP computation science course starting in February and this would be something that would be really handy / valuable for us!
>
> Maybe "dream list" really, but I would be interested to hear if there is broader demand for something like this, and possible support for developing it
>
> Cheers,
> Gary
>
> On 27 June 2018 at 14:25, Anton Akhmerov <a.r.akhmerov at tudelft.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Zesje users,
>>
>> I would like to announce an important improvement of zesje. The new
>> version does not require using a custom latex template (or using latex
>> at all!).
>>
>> The new workflow is as follows:
>> 1. You prepare your exam using a tool of your choice (I would probably
>> use the LaTeX's exam.cls) and leave sufficient empty space on the
>> front page for zesje to add the student number identification widget.
>> Note: the page size of this PDF must be A4 and not the US letter,
>> zesje will refuse to work with US letter because those are distorted
>> by printers.
>> 2. You upload the exam and mark the places where you expect students
>> to provide their answers.
>> 3. You generate multiple exam copies with individual barcodes using
>> zesje's web interface. You can choose to download them as one file, or
>> many individual files so that the TUD printers can automatically
>> staple them together (recommended).
>>
>> We have provided a sandbox deployment of a new zesje version over
>> here, please give it a shot:
>> https://sandbox-react.grading.quantumtinkerer.tudelft.nl
>>
>> At a trial you may use an exam attached to this email.
>>
>> Please let us know if you experience any difficulties or if you have
>> further feedback.
>>
>> I would like to thank Justin van der Krieken, Nick Cleintuar, and Jamy
>> Mahabier, for their hard work that enabled this feature, as well as
>> the rest of the Zesje team: Thomas Roos and Joseph Weston.
>>
>> Best,
>> Anton
>>
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