Classroom Voting Systems
Session Outline
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Introduction to the Tools
Examples of Use
Benefits and Challenges
How to Use the Systems
Different Tools
• Handsets
– Optivote, TurningPoint, Promethean
ActivExpression
• BYOD
– Socrative, Kahoot, PollEverywhere
TurningPoint Question:
What faculty do you work in?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
FAS
FoE
FoH
More than One
Other
Kahoot Question:
Have you used any of these systems?
Examples of Names
• 26 terms used in the literature (Kay, 2008), most commonly:
– Audience Response Systems
– Personal Response Systems
– Electronic Voting Systems
– Student Response Systems
– Classroom Communication Systems
– Classroom Response Systems
– Electronic Response Systems
– Clickers
Examples of Uses:
1. Attention
• Used in Edge Hill Inductions
• Most simple use
• Ask questions throughout the lecture and give
correct answer
• Aim is to try to maintain attention
• Don’t overuse
Examples of Uses:
2. Peer Instruction
• Issues with understanding of concepts in Physics class.
• Video of Peer Instruction in action
• Pre-lecture reading, ConcepTests, Discussions
• e.g. At which location in the diagram below would the
waves break closer to the beach?
Effects of use in HE
• Kay and LeSage (2009) literature review
• Classroom (attendance, attention, anonymity)
• Learning (interaction and discussion,
contingent teaching, learning performance and
quality)
• Assessment (feedback, formative, compare)
Challenges to use in HE
• Technology (remembering kit, systems failing)
• Teacher-based (responding, coverage, question
writing)
• Student-based (new method, discussions,
summative assessment)
Tools we Recommend
• Handsets
• TurningPoint
• BYOD
• Kahoot
Preparing for a Session
• TurningPoint
• Preparing.
• Using in the session.
• Kahoot
• Preparing.
• Using in the session.
Other tools
• Socrative
• PollEverywhere