Interaction in Mass EducationMartin Ebner

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Interaction with a mass of students

• Feedback Lag

• Student Apprehension

• Single Speaker Paradigm

Before we start …

… we do a live test …

http://backchannel.cnc.io

provide following code: S J H N Q

http://backchannel.cnc.io

provide following code: S J H N Q

Audience Response Systems (ARS)

Digital Frontchannel Digital Backchannel

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Voting system with

any text

Voting system with

multiple choice

Feedback system with

any text

Feedback system with

defined options

http://realfeedback.io

provide following code: H W G L P

http://realfeedback.io

provide following code: H W G L P

Architecture of the systems

Real-life experiences

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Backchannel

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Backchannel

Backchannel

• Students love it

• Easy to use, fast and impressive feedback

• Hard to follow for the teacher (second screen)

• Problem of appropriate reaction

Realfeedback

Realfeedback

• … before the lecture starts (repetition) !

• … during the lecture (assessment)

• … during the lecture (for discussions in groups)

• … to discuss homework

Teacher are using it …

Realfeedback

• Students attention is very high

• Easy to use and great overview

• Questions must be prepared beforehand

• It needs time

Conclusion

• ARS system are interesting option to enhance interaction in huge lecture halls

• Use of ARS system need a solid didactical concept

• Use of ARS system is a challenging task for lecturers

... our next approach ....

Graz University of Technology

SOCIAL LEARNINGComputer and Information Services

Graz University of Technology

Martin Ebner

http://elearning.tugraz.atmartin.ebner@tugraz.at

Slides available at: http://elearningblog.tugraz.at

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