Audience Response SystemsMartin King, Senior Learning Technologist

Audience Response Systems / ‘Clickers’

• A few questions• What are Audience Response Systems?• Why use Audience Response Systems?• Support

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When it comes to Technology, are you……?

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1. A technophile

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5. A technophobe

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1. By foot

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What is the capital city of Namibia?

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1. New Berlin

2. Windhoek

3. Leibnitz

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Audience Response Systems / ‘Clickers’

• What– a radio-transmitting keypad– a radio-receiving ‘dongle’– a pc/laptop and projector– Allows participants to respond quickly and anonymously to questions incorporated

into a PowerPoint presentation

Features

• Question types– Demographic– Feedback– Information– Quizzing

• Groups– Voting– Cross-analysis– Performance

• Presentation• Reporting

Checking knowledge: Which of the following genres does Balzac draw on most prominently in Ferragus?

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1. classical tragedy

2. the 'roman noir'

3. historical chronicles

The rate of accumulation, p, of carbonate sediments on a reef is approximately

p = poexp(-z/Z)

where po and Z are constants and z is water depth.

If accumulation rate is 9 m/ky in zero water depth and falls by a factor of 1/e at a water depth of 15 m. calculate the accumulation rate in water of depth 17 m.

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1. 1.84

2. 2.9

3. 3.3

Checking understanding

Checking understanding & generating discussion:Plot the trajectory of the cake – where do you think it will land?

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What would be the main reasons for you to use Clickers?

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1. To gather feedback from students

2. To heighten and maintain students’ attention levels

3. To test students’ comprehension

4. To test problem-solving skills and performance

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Other (unicycle, s...

By bike

By car

By train

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How did you arrive here today?

A technophile Comfortable... Indifferent... Uncomfortab... A technophobe

Support

• Learning Technology Team– Access to software– Training– Project definition, design & delivery– Handholding during initial content creation– Promotion to colleagues

• Audio Visual Team– Access to hardware– Support on-site