1. ALEKS Training Part 2 Instructor Experience
July 17, 2017
1-3pm

2. Course Outcomes
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
Inspect the most useful reports and evaluate student progress
Upload your own resources for your students
Create assignments - quizzes and tests
Change due dates and create individualized extensions
Communicate with your students
Utilize ALEKS data to maximize class time

3. Why ALEKS? Student advantages Instructor advantages
Maps out a learning path for each individual
More than just a homework system. ALEKS regularly assesses students to make sure material is learned
Based on brain/learning research
Cost effective
ALEKS is a partner to help us fill in learning gaps
Reporting tools are excellent. Easily see:
Where students are spending most of their time
What topics have been lost in most recent assessment
Which students have mastered or not mastered every topic
And more

4. Introduction
All students that have come from MAT-0018, MAT-0028, MAT-0029 or MAT-0055 at the Dale Mabry Campus have already used ALEKS.
Starting in Fall 2017, all developmental math and MAT-1033 classes at Dale Mabry & Brandon will be using this product and textbook (available soon).
New ALEKS template is now being developed by HCC faculty
18-week access is $65
52-week access is $85

5. Setting Up Your ALEKS Class
Select and organize content (will be done for you)
Objectives (chapters) and Topics
Add other assignments?
Quizzes – I like to use these to help students become independent of help tools.
Don’t add homework assignments. The regular ALEKS work is the homework. I use the ‘homework’ feature to create group activities for class. These activities are disabled in ALEKS and printed for class use.
Trigger ALEKS Financial Aid Code (2 weeks access)
Set up ALEKS/Canvas gradebook(s) to match your syllabus
Assign due dates

6. To Pair or Not to Pair Pair MyHCC with ALEKS
Don’t Pair MyHCC with ALEKS
ALEKS grades automatically export to MyHCC at each due date.
Students MUST pair their accounts by logging into ALEKS through Canvas.
Do not give your students the ALEKS course code if you choose this option.
Specific directions are in this training’s Canvas course.
Students will go directly to aleks.com
Students will need the course code to register into your course

7. Student Introduction to ALEKS
Students can register through ALEKS.com or through MyHCC (if you pair your ALEKS and MyHCC classes). Directions for pairing are in this training’s Canvas class.
Day 1 Orientation options:
Show live demo through student view
Use the student slides as appropriate for your course (Shown in Part 1 and in this training course’s files)

8. Day 1
Describe to your students why we use ALEKS. Explain that while it will require them to put in the time (we recommend at least 8 hours per week), they will have success in their current course and have laid a solid foundation for future math courses. Be positive!
Talk to your students about the ALEKS Initial Knowledge Check Assessment and make sure that they understand that it is NOT a test. Dale Mabry classes will have a day/time assigned in a computer lab for the initial knowledge check.
See ALEKS Best Practice document for more details

9. What Are My Students Doing?
View the ALEKS reports regularly to check your class progress
Pie Report, Time and Topic, Progress, etc.
Use the reports to send targeted s to students that need motivation, assistance or praise.
Use the reports to fine tune class lecture/activities.
Show students how to extend access before the trial access expires.

10. Use ALEKS During Class
Can view examples through the ALEKS Pie report (after at least 1 student has completed the initial Knowledge Check)
View the textbook
View videos
Julie Miller website:

11. ALEKS Instructor Task Summary
Tasks to get ready for the semester
Due dates
Gradebook (if not pairing class with Canvas)
Upload Resources
Financial Aid Code
Tasks to get ready for class
Check reports for current student progress
Motivate students
Targeted s from the gradebook or any report

12. Your Tasks for ALEKS Training Part 2
Go to
Log in using your regular instructor account (DM faculty)
Other campuses use a login given to you during training
Complete the instructor task list (handout)
ALEKS Help
Instructor Resources
ALEKS Support
In the Canvas course for this training class
ALEKS How-To document
Training PowerPoints
ALEKS Best Practice document