Maties Mobile Connect Towards Learning-Centred use of technology

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1. Use of e-Clickers

2. Technical Process

3. Student Process

4. Lecturer Process

5. Outcomes and Results

6. Student Stats and Resources

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JP Bosman & Marinda van Rooyen Centre for Teaching and Learning Stellenbosch University - 2011

Step 1 • Go to http://connect.sun.ac.za/m • Type in number of click exercise • Click on submit

Step 2 • Look at problem choices on board • Make a selection • Click on “Submit your answers”

Step 3 • http://connect.sun.ac.za • Click on Analysis • Real time histogram • Backchannel feedback

Step 4 • Click on Export to Excel • Insert graphs • Save statistics • Quizzes/ Roll-call?

1) Questionnaires completed by students from three faculties to determine type of cellular devices, service providers and other information concerning mobile usage

2) Moodle’s ‘Feedback Module’ was investigated to determine its usability

3) Advantages of Feedback Module: Users can complete activities without logging in It also allows anonymous participation It creates a unique web address for each exercise Responses are displayed in graph format Stats can be downloaded in Excel

4) The ‘Standard Theme’ was modified 5) The PHP code of pages was altered in order to hide and

rearrange items on pages for optimal mobile interface 6) A fixed landing page was added where students can enter

numbers for specific exercises 7) The Quiz, Forum and Chat Tool pages were also altered and

added to the landing page

5 lecturers piloted the Maties Mobile Connect system Faculties represented: Arts and Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Health

Sciences and Engineering A total of 15 Clicker and 3 Quiz sessions took place Class sizes ranged from 15 - 220 students 90 % success rate – in these cases users completed the exercises with no

technical difficulties The process was occasionally hampered by the following:

# Log in from older cellular phones didn’t work very well # Nokia and Blackberry browser problems fixed by Opera Mini # Student related: cellular devices not charged, no air time,

cell phone not in class A success story: A lecturer from Natural Sciences won the prize for the

best presentation “Using Cell Phones and Peer Instruction to enhance Understanding and Learning of Chemistry in large First-year Classes” at the Stellenbosch University’s 2011 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning conference

A workshop was presented to lecturers on the use of e-Clickers and the Maties Mobile Connect system

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Audience response systems

Conference

Plenary voting Back channel

Teaching

In class

e-Clicker

Active Collaborative

Problem-based Peer Assisted

Quiz/ Assess

Diagnostic Formative

Summative Roll call

Chat

Out of class

Self-test Questions

93%

7%

1%

95%

5% 1%

95%

4% 1%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Yes No Not Sure

Cell phone web enabled?

Arts & Social Sciences (n=363)

Engineering (n=638)

Health Sciences (n=1668)

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

45.00%

Cell phone type

Arts & Social Sciences (n=365) Engineering (n=639) Health Sciences (n=1664)