Slides for my Internet Librarian International 2012 talk about using Google Forms as an audience response system

1. USING GOOGLE FORMS
TO ENGAGE STUDENTS
IN LECTURES
Karen Marie Øvern
Gjøvik University College, NOR

2. Talking points
 What is Audience Response Systems
 Clickers vs. Web-based polling
 Google Forms features
 My tests and results

4. Live test
 http://bit.ly/ILI2012-test

5. Google Forms
 Feature in Google
Drive (Docs)
 Storage in the cloud
 Real-time results
 Export other formats

6. Audience Response Systems
 Engaging
 Honest
 Attention
 Interaction
 Active learning
 Stimulate discussion
 Form over content?

7. Clickers vs. Web-based polling
 Clickers:
 System
 Cost
 Web-based:
 Free/ low cost
 Data storage
 Access

8. My tests (1)
 Engineering  Feedback:
students:  Fun!
 Great to see the
results in real-time.
 3 questions x 2
 Got a repitition of
 Where do you find..?
the key concepts,
 What is it called..? and I needed it..
 Where do you
start..?  Too bad I couldn`t
access the form!

9. My tests (2)
 Nursing students:  Feedback:
 As preparation for  Made it easier for
lecture me to prepare the
lecture
 Questions about:  Students liked being
 Using databases consulted
 PICO forms
 What they found
difficult
 What they wanted to
learn more about

10. Conclusions
 Very conveniant for
larger audiences
 Good feedback from
students
 Need good wifi
Images: colourbox.com

11. Suggested reading:
 Kay, R. H., & LeSage, A. (2009).
Examining the benefits and
challenges of using audience
response systems: A review of
the literature. Co m p ute rs &
Ed uc a tio n, 5 3 (3 ), 8 1 9 -8 2 7 .
 Vander Meer, P. F., Ring, D. M.,
& Perez-Stable, M. A. (2007).
Engaging the Masses. Co lle g e &
Und e rg ra d ua te Libra rie s , 1 4(1 ),
3 9 -5 6 .
 Kim, D. (2011). Using Google
Forms for Student Engagement
and Learning. EDUCA USE
Qua rte rly, 3 4(1 ).

12. Thank you!
Contact me: kareno @ hig.no
Twitter: @kmovern