Sunday, June 12, 20161Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 2014 Learner Voice – Using Socrative with undergraduate students Nick Lund and Orlagh McCabe Manchester Metropolitan University

Before we start… Can everyone with an internet enabled device please log on to – and go to room – Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 20142

Simple poll How many of you use any student response systems (clickers) in your teaching? Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 20143

Background National –HEFCE –Need to understand and use new technologies (Blasco-Arcos et al, 2012) Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 20144

Background Institutional –EQAL initiative –Increased contact in each unit (module) –Increased SSR Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 20145

Student response systems SRS or ‘clickers’ –Allow students to give feedback with the lecturer (Kay & LeSage, 2009) –Promotes interaction in large lecture groups (Mayer et al, 2009) –Allows reviews of ‘knowledge gaps (Chui et al, 2013) –Improves engagement and attention (Draper & Brown, 2004) Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, 20146

Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, Have you been paying attention? Quiz on what we have covered so far! Space race

Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, Findings

Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, Questionnaire Have you enjoyed using Socrative student response system in your learning? Yes – 92% No – 8% By using e-learning platforms such as Socrative, are you more likely to engage with learning? Yes – 84% No -16% Would you like to see more interactive e-learning activities included in the curriculum? Yes – 84% No -16%

Comments PositiveNegative It gives us good chance to engage with the subject Easy to use and been able engage more with the subject. It brings about discussion and offers good explanations of the correct answers. Its fun as long as the questionnaires aren't too long Just found it very helpful and informative Really useful. More use of it :) I like it x Not everyone has Internet access during lessons. Some forewarning so students can bring tablets and laptops to use I think it acts as more of a distraction than a learning aid Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester,

Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester, Discussion

Feedback Instant feedback beneficial for both the student and the tutor. A tutor can immediately decide whether to revisit previous material to review ‘knowledge gaps’ in more detail or continue with the topics based on student responses (Chui,2013). The student can reflect ‘on action’ using real-time feedback to reflect on their comprehension of materials and identify any issues that may need further attention. Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester,

Knowledge and Pedagogy SRS feedback can have a positive effect on both learning and teaching development allowing tutors to make better use of class time by focussing on topics where students are struggling (Carnaghan,2011) This can have significant benefits for ensuring quality in the curriculum and supporting continuous monitoring and improvement. Sunday, June 12, 2016Jisc RSC HE Conference, Manchester,

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