Workshop instructions:

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Malcolm Jolly

2013 UB Learning and Teaching Conference

Overview

• Student response systems clicker technology• Wirelessly connecting Youth for Future

Success Project

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Student View

Teacher View

Quick Quiz - Introductory Activity

• Is everyone ready to start?• A = Yes – Let’s go for it• B = Not just yet, give me a minute to finish my

coffee• C = Gee, do we have to do it now?• D = No way, try another time• E = Too bad it’s coffee time

Room Pulse Check

• Which sector do you primarily work in?A TAFEB University

How do you get from A to B?• Choice 1 Climb the stairs• Choice 2 Walk around the square

Finish this sentence

• What I found out too late was……..

Finish this sentence

• It seemed like a good idea at the time ……..

Collaborative Exercise

• Great teachers provide ………

Collaborative Exercise

• Great students ……..

Idea from Richelle Hunt ABC 774 Reporter

http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/reporter/default.htm

Clicker Technology• Tobin and Lozanovski (2012) discuss two different

pedagogical uses of clickers – students’ perceptions and self-efficacy.

• Socrative describes itself, “As a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via laptops, smartphones and tablets.”

Choose Your Own Adventure

• Option A:Introduction to project

• Option B:More on Student Response Systems (clicker

technologies)

Option A – Project Introduction

Wirelessly Connecting Youth for Future Success

•Partnership for Participation funded under the National VET E-Learning Strategy 2012-2015

• Mobile learning solution for testing of literacy and numeracy capabilities of disadvantaged youth in Gippsland’s Latrobe Valley

• Build literacy and numeracy skills

Learner Profile• Aged 15-28 • Male, female• Highly disruptive in mainstream classes• Poor/low literacy and numeracy skills• Many from dysfunctional families, mental

health issues, intellectual disabilities• Multiple scoliosis, asperger’s syndrome,

visually impaired

Project Stages

• Testing of literacy and numeracy levels• Explored the use of mobile devices• Researched and tested different apps• Trained teaching staff• Expanded use of mobile devices

Testing of Learners/Categories of Learners

• Spelling and reading at lower level of primary school

• Spelling, reading, comprehension to an approximate year 9 level

• Basic numeracy, comprehension to lower primary

• Numeracy comprehension up to year 9

Exploring Mobile Devices

• Project officer and project manager• Students self discovery

Exploring Apps

• Project officer • Student activity• What are some of the features you need to

consider when contemplating the use of a particular app to assist with literacy and numeracy education in VET?

• Age appropriate• Game/entertaining• Colour• Accent• Type of animation• Sound/s• Spelling• Cost• Multiple users

Training/supporting of staff• Workshops• Classroom• Field trips• Training • Problem solving• App research

Expanded Use of Mobile Devices

• Create an expectation• Provide solutions• Support• Source devices• Work with IT department

Selected Findings• Student views compared to teacher view• Age appropriate apps• A tool not ‘the’ tool• Keep the learner in mind• Ask a teenager• Explore and experiment• Change the setting• Organisational issues/matters

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Option B – Student Response Systems

• Volunteer please

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Tergiversate means?

Option B cont…

Option B – Student Response Systems

• “Ask the audience”

Option B cont…

Tergiversate means:A.To spend time idly; or loafing aroundB.To repeatedly change one’s attitude or opinion with respect to a cause or subjectC.To flee or abscondD.To remove or modify passages considered vulgar or objectionable

Tergiversate means?

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Option B cont…

Tergiversate means:

To repeatedly change one’s attitude or opinion with respect to a cause or subject

Answer B

Group Activity

• Select a person to act as the group’s “responder”

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Malcolm Jollymalcolmjol@gmail.com