Engaging Your Students: Using Socrative Dr. Paul Wilson, Lecturer (Education) School of Psychology p.wilson@qub.ac.uk

Download Socrative Connect to the QUB WiFi Go to the app-store on your mobile and search “Socrative Student” Available for Free on apple, android and microsoft handsets Otherwise you can go to www.Socrative.com in your web browser NB Socrative uses a small amount of data to download and operate, so make sure you are on WiFi!

Aims Discuss how to engage students Overview of Socrative Demo some Socrative Examples Introduce the concept of the Flipped Lecture Experience and Issues

Why Engage?

Why Engage?

Why Engage? HEA Student Engagement Review (2010) Improved: Critical Thinking Skills & Cognitive Development Self-Esteem Resilience/Persistence Student Satisfaction Grades

What is Engagement? Coates (2007) Active and collaborative learning Participation in academically challenging activities Formative communication with teaching staff Involvement in educational experiences Feeling legitimised and supported by the academic community

Interactive Learning Socrative - Online Personal Response System Revision Lectures MCQs across module content Statistics Lectures Quick free-response questions mid-lecture to check understanding Conceptual Issues Lectures (Flipped) Free response questions to practise critical thinking Exit Tickets End of lecture learning feedback

Revision Lecture Socrative - Online Personal Response System From Level 2 Individual Differences Module Room Name: CEDSEM Benefits: Can be teacher paced or student paced Lecturer can address major misunderstandings Students get to test their module knowledge with formative feedback at a time that suits them

Statistics Lecture From Level 2 Methods and Statistics Module Benefits: Breaks up theoretical lecture content Students practise their learning & get instant feedback Lecturer can check understanding of the room

Reliability Another way to say it… A reliable measure is free from random error A valid measure is free from random error and systematic error

Conceptual Issues Lecture Flipped Lecture Students asked to read a textbook chapter to refresh their memory of Freudian Theory in advance of lecture – so that they can discuss conceptual issues associated with metaphor use, development of theory etc. In class, questions were posed and they texted in answers….

Conceptual Issues Lecture Benefits: Students engage with content and apply their learning from across the module Share perspectives and different points of view See critical thinking in action Lecturer gives formative feedback on responses Highlight great answers from not so good ones

General Benefits Maintains student attention Teaching keeps pace with the room Continuous formative feedback Participation for shy students Encourages revision behaviours Promotes collaborative learning No clicker collection time costs Intuitive setup Class responses available for download (.xls) Class Register upload for tracking Creates pdf version of quizzes for use with disability students Individual and group feedback pdfs also available

Challenges Non-compatible devices Poor WiFi signal App sometimes hangs (very rare) Technophobes Keeping it clean Students demand more!

Thanks for listening Questions?