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You need to know about … EVS Electronic Voting Systems. Dr Andrew Oliver LTDU & BLU University of Hertfordshire. Scenario 1: Peer Instruction. Question asked Student votes individually Discuss response (small groups) Retested with same question. Scenario 2: Class Wide Discussion.
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You need to know about …EVS Electronic Voting Systems Dr Andrew Oliver LTDU & BLU University of Hertfordshire
Scenario 1: Peer Instruction • Question asked • Student votes individually • Discuss response (small groups) • Retested with same question
Scenario 2: Class Wide Discussion • Question asked • Small group discussion • 1 Vote per group • Class discussion (tutor facilitated)
Scenario 3: scenario 1 + 2! • Used at Strathclyde Uni (Prof Jim Boyle) • Student groups (4 members) • 2 hours (with break & music) • 2 lecturers
The Result • Forces student to think on their own • Provides grounding for discussion • must justify their decision • Cant opt out - active learning • Student – student learning
EVS: verdict • Can be achieved thru flashcard, hands etc. BUT • Anonymous – response is independent • Not knowing other students responses helps in the discussion • Immediate & accurate • Public – involves all students (good for large classes)
Current limitations • 64 handsets max. • but can use in groups • Lose 5 – 10 minutes lecture time • format may change anyway • Storing results is difficult • though not impossible • Totally anonymous • for now… • Some questions may not work • Yes/No suits class wide better than MCQ
The Future • Technology will change, the concepts wont • Handsets = mobile phone? • All students issued w/ handset • Responses fed into StudyNet • When – not prepared to say!
When can I use it? • See me (briefing). Fridays in BLU office • Booking – LRC helpdesk • Pilot first!
Booking EVS • Use ‘Equipment booking’ form • ‘Other’ – state EVS • 32 or 64 handsets
LIS service • Includes 1 laptop with handsets • Setup by technician • Pickup by technician (but please wait) • Technician NOT present during session
Resources • Me (BLU, Fridays please!) • Guidelines (forthcoming) • EVS + Draper (Google) • Nicol & Boyle Studies in Higher Education (2003) 28(4) – it is on the web
‘How to’ series • How to Blog in 5 minutes (Word) • How to Wiki in 5 minutes (Word) • How to create a Podcast in 5 minutes (Word) • How to convert audio files to MP3 in 5 minutes (Word) • How to use RSS in 5 minutes (Word)
‘You need to know…’ series • You need to know about Podcasting (Slides) • You need to know about Podcasting: a teaching and learning guide (Word) • You need to know about Online Discussions: a teaching and learning guide (Word) • You need to know about Blogs (Slides) • You need to know about Wikis (Slides) • You need to know about RSS (Slides) • You need to know about Web 2.0 (Slides) • You need to know about Computer Assessment (Slides) • You need to know about Effective Question Design (Slides) • You need to know about Electronic Voting Systems (Slides)
Also available: • Podcasting: audio talk on the benefits of podcasting (hi quality) • Computer Assessment: using statistic analysis to design effective questions For copies please contact: Dr Andrew Oliver. LTDU, College Lane LRC (a.oliver@herts.ac.uk, ext. 4754).