Didactic issues on using Audience Response Systems in education
PETER DE JONG, ROEL SIJSTERMANS, NYNKE BOS, JAN BOLK and MARIO MAAS
Leiden University Medical Center, the NetherlandsAcademic Medical Center – University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Supported by the International Association of Medical Science Educators
Session layout
• Introduction on principles of ARS • Use of ARS in Education• Implementing ARS in your institution• Questions and closure
Background of the Audience
Mal
e
Fem
ale
80%
20%
1. Male2. Female
Background of the Audience
Euro
pe
North
Am
eric
a
South
Am
eric
a
Afri
ca A
sia
Aust
ralia
/New
Zea
land
20%
0% 0%0%0%
80%
1. Europe2. North America3. South America4. Africa5. Asia6. Australia/New Zealand
I did use ARS before as teacher or student
Yes N
o
50%50%1. Yes2. No
This ARS system works with:
Blu
etooth
IR (I
nfra
Red
)
RF (R
adio
Fre
quency
) W
ifi
25% 25%25%25%1. Bluetooth2. IR (Infra Red)3. RF (Radio Frequency)4. Wifi
Introduction on principles of ARS
Audience Response Systems• Hands up• Voting cards• Voting systems (wired)• Clickers (wireless, RF)• Mobile devices
A definition
Audience response systems (ARS)• Electronically poll • Large groups of students • Using transmitters• Immediately results in graphic form on-screen • Instant feedback by teacher
Audience Response Systems
Student ResponseCard
Real Time Classroom
Assessment
PowerPoint Presentation
Why using ARS?
• Determine knowledge level of students• Determine knowledge gaps• Testing • Tailored sized lectures
• Determine student’s opinion• Ethical discussions
• Determine student’s choice• Clinical reasoning lectures
Effects of ARS
• Review student comprehension• Stimulate discussion• Students are less shy to react: overcome fear• Anonymous for others in class• 2-way interaction• Competition• Less hard to admit a wrong answer and discuss it
I think students learn better when using ARS in lectures
Yes N
o
50%50%1. Yes2. No
• DEEL Nynke
• More Info:• Peter de Jong, [email protected]• Roel Sijstermans, [email protected]• Nynke Bos, [email protected]
• Future workshops:• NVMO, Nov 13+14 2008, Egmond aan Zee (NL)• IAMSE, June 29-July 3 2009, Leiden (NL)
