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Using mobile phones for text message voting in lectures
Susanne VoelkelDaimark Bennett
School of Life Sciences
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Give it a go!
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People learn best when they
• Are being told about something 20725• Read about something 20739• Try it out and get instant feedback 20743• Watch it on a video
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People learn best when they
• Are being told about something 224681• Read about something 224682• Try it out and get instant feedback 224683• Watch it on a video 224684
Text a CODE to: 07624806527Or tweet to @poll or use smartphone http://pollev.com
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Using polls – what for?
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Polls can be used to
• Get your audience interested• Check understanding• Address common misconceptions• Make them think• Self assessment and feedback• Evaluation• Instigating classroom discussion• etc
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Polls enable dialogue
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Participation – Engagement – Fun
Learning
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Example 1:
• Year 1: Animal Biodiversity• Class size ~ 200• Introductory lecture
Address misconception
Get them interested Make them
think
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Which of the following correctly represents the number of known species in each group?
A B
C
Arthropods
Plants
Mammals
Other
Code xxx Code xyz
Code yzx
Text code to…….
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Which of the following correctly represents the number of known species in each group?
A B
C
Arthropods
Plants
Mammals
Other
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Example 2:
• Year 2: Biochemistry• Class size 170• Self assessment/ revision lecture
Self assessment and feedback
Check their understanding
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Which of the following are membrane components?
a) Free fatty acidsb) Phospholipidsc) Cholesterold) Cholesterol estere) Lipoproteinsf) Triacylglycerol
Which of these combinations are correct?
• A, b and c• B, c and e• B and c• B and d• B, c and f
Code xxx
Code xyx
Code xxz
Code xyz
Code yxx
Text code to ……………
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Which of the following are membrane components?
a) Free fatty acidsb) Phospholipidsc) Cholesterold) Cholesterol estere) Lipoproteinsf) Triacylglycerol
Which of these combinations are correct?
• A, b and c• B, c and e• B and c• B and d• B, c and f
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Example 3:
• So, what did students think about the polls?
Evaluation
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What do you think about the use of text message polls?
Tedious and borin
g
Made lectu
re more in
teresting
Liked it/
could't s
ee the point
I resent h
aving to pay fo
r the m
essages
I feel th
at I learn
t more
01020304050607080
129131217
(% o
f res
pons
es)
N = 150 – 250 each
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01020304050607080
%
Would you like lectures to continue using sms-based voting?
N=180
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Further evaluation using online survey*
*tick as many as applicable
BIOL 208, n=80
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What is your opinion of the phone polls?
They
are f
un
They
provide a
welc
ome brea
k
They
help m
e lea
rn/ unders
tand
Feed
back f
or what
I learn
t
They
are p
ointless
They
are a
nnoying
They
hinder my l
earning
They
mak
e me t
hink
Help w
ith co
ntinuous asse
ssmen
t0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
(% o
f res
pons
es)
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Rarely or never Sometimes Most of the time
Always0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50(%
of r
espo
nses
)
How often did you take part in the polls?
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If you do not take part in the polls, why is this?
02468
10121416
(% o
f the
cla
ss)
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Sms polls
• Students like them
• Help with learning
• Some find them too expensive
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How to set up a pollusing polleverywhere.com
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What is your favorite color
• Red 4708• Blue 4710• Green 4735
Text code to ........................................
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Some things to consider
• Cost for the School ( appr. 90£ / month)• Flexibility• Don’t overdo it– “Innovation fatigue”– Costs for students
• Polls need to make sense• Be aware of students who are not participating– “baseline” around ¼