Joining things up with SMS University of Wolverhampton, 24th March 2009 Geraldine Jones e-Learning Officer University of Bath eatbath-present URL
Consider the student view Share our experiences of using SMS for learning and administration Discuss future plans and possibilities aims
how do students already use SMS communication? Social interactions typically move across a variety of media - face to face meetings, voice calls, SMS and IM chat. SMS links to other opportunities for interaction. What they think about text communication. always on - in your pocket – simple - personal character limit – difficult to organise - cost
what do students think about using SMS for learning? Surveyed 600 UG students 2007 Response rate ~ 50% Male (44%) Female (56%) 98% 17-25yrs
results - 1 How useful do you think it would be to use your mobile phone for learning through…
How often would you like to receive SMS for study purposes? How often would you like to send SMS for study purposes? (per week) results - 2
part 2 – how are we using SMS for learning?
over to you … How is the person next to you using SMS in Teaching, Learning and Administration? Or how do they think they might use it? Tag responses: q
your experiences Using a simple framework discuss how you can join up admin or learning conversations with SMS Capture your ideas
clustering your thoughts EduTxt (SMS) onlyEduTxt (SMS) with other tools e-Admin e-Learning Q1 how are you using / planning to use SMS in T, L & Admin
framework for analysis Sign up for news alerts using QR codes Capturing free text in word clouds Hook into discussion boards EduTxt (SMS) onlyEduTxt (SMS) with other tools e-Admin e-Learning
face to face teaching Texts to students Texts from students Texts to students Once a Week Post session activities Pre session activities SMS joining up face to face and VLE learning
what we said…… Hi Sam. Pls complte yr reflection&action plans 4 time mangmnt (act 7.2, 7.3) Plse post yr top 5 tips for TM to the top tips list. Gabriele. Hi Tom, pls lk at & comment on the reading improvement video – Moodle (Act 4.1) Pls txt in wht u hve learned from the video b4 session. Gabriele
what they said….. ED At uni i need 2 self motivate myself 2 gain broader learnin + self thought. I wil use tutors + readin + discussion 2 help me achieve this in the best way. (response to an article) ED metacognition is an awareness of process of learning.consists of developin plan of action,maintainin monitorin of plan and evaluatin plan (self reflection) (in response to a request for a definition)
word clouds - aggregating responses
for more information please see… Supporting and Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with m-learning tools: an exploration and analysis of the potential of Mobile Phones and SMS (Jones, Edwards & Reid 2008) rence.org.uk/past/nlc2008/abstract s/PDFs/Jones_ pdf URL
summary…. Question in Lecture or via SMS EduTxt Collect & print excel report TagCrowd or Wordle Remove columns, filter out using stoplist Discuss outcomes Student response via SMS
Let’s try How do you share web resources? , shared document, wiki, blog, bookmark software … Tag responses: q
Outcomes Straight forward to use, if a little time consuming Use on important questions, high cost compared to other face to face approaches
e-admin – sign up news alerts why SMS? why QR Codes?
the workflow Flyer, Website, Poster QR Code SMS Text: go-news to … EduTxt Sort into group using keyword. Auto Response with unsubscribe rule: stop-news Monthly SMS includes link to web report using go.bath.ac.uk
part 3 – future plans
joining up SMS(Edutxt) and twitter why SMS? why twitter? why QR Codes? E-admin: efficient news and information distribution E-learning: perpetuating and summarising learning conversations
SMS (EduTxT) eatBath Twitter e-learning Web Site Person A Person BPerson C Moodle Courses Person D SMS update RSS updatesSMS push via subscription Follow eatbath e-admin
for more information URL about QR codes about SMS projects URL
thank you & questions Geraldine Jones eatbath-present Feedback for me … what did you like, what should I stop doing, and how might I improve this session? Tag responses: EDUTXT