1. QWIZDOM INTERACTIVE VOTING SYSTEM FOR LARGER CLASSES Mary Jacob E-learning Advisor, Information Services is-alto@aber.ac.uk

2. What is Qwizdom?  ‘Ask the Audience’ classroom response system  ‘Clickers’  Voting system  Personal response system  Questions in PowerPoint

3. Learning & Teaching Enhancement Fund  Enhance large group teaching  Summer 2008 - doubled equipment stock 2006: 28 handsets + hub 2007: 28 handsets + hub 2008: 32 handsets + hub

4. AY 2008/9 usage to date Staff using Qwizdom16 Total handsets120 Teaching sessions booked131

5. NOTE: Some staff use one handset per small group or pair, not per student. MonthStaffTotal1 set2 sets3 sets4 sets Sep-0861211100 Oct-0842119200 Nov-0882119200 Dec-08482321 Jan-09343100 Feb-0982615803 Mar-0962010802 AY 2008/9 usage to date

7. Who is using it?  Academic departments  Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences  Computer Science  Management and Business  Mathematical and Physical Sciences  Sport and Exercise Science  Support and other  Commercialisation and Consultancy Services  Information Services  Widening Access Partnership

8. How are they using it?  Undergraduate teaching  Linking lectures with previous material  Building foundational skills such as numeracy  Summarising at end of lecture  Contingent teaching  Move away from transmission model, promote active learning, peer learning  Break up 2-hour lectures  Revision for exams  Module evaluation

9. How are they using it?  Other  Library induction activities  Outreach  145 secondary school pupils debate for Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification  Coleg Ceredigion library activity  Recruitment activity for History A-level students

10. Tips  Give ‘don’t know’ option  Problem-solving  Limit time

11. Student response  More engaged  Perceive improved learning  Want Qwizdom used more widely Using Qwizdom in lecture is helpful and makes us concentrate

12. Impact of additional kit  Benefits –  Use in larger classes  Easier to book, can be used more widely  Easier to use outside of Penglais campus  Drawbacks –  Large, heavy bags of kit  Logistics of using multiple sets

13. Conclusions – method  Proven valuable, pedagogies embedded  Large group teaching  Active learning  Further uses  Module evaluation  Outreach/recruitment

14. Conclusions – technology  Well-received, some limitations  Some depts considering buying  Centrally supported software  Committed to Qwizdom

15. For further information  Aberystwyth Learning & Teaching Online (ALTO)  http://alto.aber.ac.uk/en/tools/vote.php http://alto.aber.ac.uk/en/tools/vote.php  http://delicious.com/is_alto/clickers http://delicious.com/is_alto/clickers  Equipment booking is-media@aber.ac.ukis-media@aber.ac.uk  Queries is-alto@aber.ac.ukis-alto@aber.ac.uk  Training booking (CDSAP) https://secure.mis.aber.ac.uk/staffdev/sd/list_ courses.php https://secure.mis.aber.ac.uk/staffdev/sd/list_ courses.php