Audience Response Systems (ARS) Nitin Parmar Learning Technologist Gemma Cranston Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering [ Wednesday 26 November 2008 ] QR code for the presentation slides

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Have you heard of Audience Response Systems (ARS) previously? Yes No 0 of 5

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Allows students to participate actively in lectures, seminars, tutorials and labs Allows for immediate submission of responses to questions Responses viewed as a graph Data saved for later analysis by reporting tool Background

Allows students to participate actively in lectures, seminars, tutorials and labs

Allows for immediate submission of responses to questions

Responses viewed as a graph

Data saved for later analysis by reporting tool

How can an ARS be useful? Easy-to-adopt technology Enhances the learning experience Immediate feedback for the learner Identify areas that require further attention A catalyst to debate and discussion

Easy-to-adopt technology

Enhances the learning experience

Immediate feedback for the learner

Identify areas that require further attention

A catalyst to debate and discussion

Revision Class Exam practice Pair working Case Study: Aircraft Performance and Design [ http://go.bath.ac.uk/smap ]

Revision Class

Exam practice

Pair working

Revision Lecture ARS used for an entire lecture Revision questions to challenge and assess student learning Variety of question types Discussion of results Example question…

ARS used for an entire lecture

Revision questions to challenge and assess student learning

Variety of question types

Discussion of results

Example question…

Put these aircraft in order of maximum range (longest range first) F, D, E, B, A, C D, F, B, A, E, C F, D, A, B, C, E A: A400M B: Beluga C: Hercules D: A380 E: JSF F: B777 Department of Mechanical Engineering Gemma Cranston Aircraft Performance and Design

F, D, E, B, A, C

D, F, B, A, E, C

F, D, A, B, C, E

Results and Feedback The lecture worked extremely well Students were engaged throughout Any problems were discussed during lecture and in tutorial afterwards 64% strongly agreed that the lecture and technology used was useful Effective technology and it comes highly recommended!

The lecture worked extremely well

Students were engaged throughout

Any problems were discussed during lecture and in tutorial afterwards

64% strongly agreed that the lecture and technology used was useful

Effective technology and it comes highly recommended!

Formative assessment Check levels of understanding Identify areas of weakness; address in problem class Case Study: Retrosynthesis [ http://go.bath.ac.uk/j9i9 ]

Formative assessment

Check levels of understanding

Identify areas of weakness; address in problem class

Peer review / peer assessment ‘ Dragons Den’ style pitch Initiate group discussion Case Study: Entrepreneurship [ http://go.bath.ac.uk/2cbf ]

Peer review / peer assessment

‘ Dragons Den’ style pitch

Initiate group discussion

Staff development seminars and workshops Diagnostic testing to assess prior knowledge Guide seminar content Case Study: e-Learning team

Staff development seminars and workshops

Diagnostic testing to assess prior knowledge

Guide seminar content

5 bags of 40 clickers, each containing a USB RF receiver To book the Audience Response System, [email_address] http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/services/audiovisual/ Hardware

5 bags of 40 clickers, each containing a USB RF receiver

To book the Audience Response System,

[email_address]

http://www.bath.ac.uk/bucs/services/audiovisual/

TurningPoint 2008 , a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007 plugin For students and staff, Available on every GTA and PAC PC Can be installed on any staff PC Download from ARS project website Software

TurningPoint 2008 , a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007 plugin

For students and staff,

Available on every GTA and PAC PC

Can be installed on any staff PC

Download from ARS project website

For one-to-one support, departmental presentations or training sessions [email_address] Project information http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/ars/ Support

For one-to-one support, departmental presentations or training sessions

[email_address]

Project information

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/ars/

Gauging reaction I’m impressed by the ARS and want to use it right away I like the ARS but still need some convincing before I use it I can’t see a use for the technology at the moment but remain interested I’m not interested at all

I’m impressed by the ARS and want to use it right away

I like the ARS but still need some convincing before I use it

I can’t see a use for the technology at the moment but remain interested

I’m not interested at all

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Nitin Parmar Learning Technologist [email_address] http://go.bath.ac.uk/nitin +44 (0)1225 384 392 Colligo: Reflections of a Learning Technologist http://colligo.wordpress.com tag: eatbath-present08 LMF download: http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/download/24640