1. You need to know about … EVS Electronic Voting Systems Dr Andrew Oliver LTDU & BLU University of Hertfordshire

2. Scenario 1: Peer Instruction Question asked Student votes individually Discuss response (small groups) Retested with same question

3. Scenario 2: Class Wide Discussion Question asked Small group discussion 1 Vote per group Class discussion (tutor facilitated)

4. Scenario 3: scenario 1 + 2! Used at Strathclyde Uni (Prof Jim Boyle) Student groups (4 members) 2 hours (with break & music) 2 lecturers

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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!

9. When can I use it? See me (briefing). Fridays in BLU office Booking – LRC helpdesk Pilot first!

10. Booking EVS Use ‘Equipment booking’ form ‘Other’ – state EVS 32 or 64 handsets

11. LIS service Includes 1 laptop with handsets Setup by technician Pickup by technician (but please wait) Technician NOT present during session

12. Resources Me (BLU, Fridays please!) Guidelines (forthcoming) EVS + Draper (Google) Nicol & Boyle Studies in Higher Education (2003) 28(4) – it is on the web

13. ‘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)

14. ‘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)

15. 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).