Didactic issues on using Audience Reponse Systems in eduation

Didactic issues on using Audience Response Systems in education

PETER DE JONG, ROEL SIJSTERMANS, NYNKE BOS, JAN BOLK and MARIO MAAS

Leiden University Medical Center, the NetherlandsAcademic Medical Center – University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Supported by the International Association of Medical Science Educators

Session layout

• Introduction on principles of ARS • Use of ARS in Education• Implementing ARS in your institution• Questions and closure

Background of the Audience

Mal

e

Fem

ale

80%

20%

1. Male2. Female

Background of the Audience

Euro

pe

North

Am

eric

a

South

Am

eric

a

Afri

ca A

sia

Aust

ralia

/New

Zea

land

20%

0% 0%0%0%

80%

1. Europe2. North America3. South America4. Africa5. Asia6. Australia/New Zealand

I did use ARS before as teacher or student

Yes N

o

50%50%1. Yes2. No

This ARS system works with:

Blu

etooth

IR (I

nfra

Red

)

RF (R

adio

Fre

quency

) W

ifi

25% 25%25%25%1. Bluetooth2. IR (Infra Red)3. RF (Radio Frequency)4. Wifi

Introduction on principles of ARS

Audience Response Systems• Hands up• Voting cards• Voting systems (wired)• Clickers (wireless, RF)• Mobile devices

A definition

Audience response systems (ARS)• Electronically poll • Large groups of students • Using transmitters• Immediately results in graphic form on-screen • Instant feedback by teacher

Audience Response Systems

Student ResponseCard

Real Time Classroom

Assessment

PowerPoint Presentation

Why using ARS?

• Determine knowledge level of students• Determine knowledge gaps• Testing • Tailored sized lectures

• Determine student’s opinion• Ethical discussions

• Determine student’s choice• Clinical reasoning lectures

Effects of ARS

• Review student comprehension• Stimulate discussion• Students are less shy to react: overcome fear• Anonymous for others in class• 2-way interaction• Competition• Less hard to admit a wrong answer and discuss it

I think students learn better when using ARS in lectures

Yes N

o

50%50%1. Yes2. No

• DEEL Nynke

• More Info:• Peter de Jong, p.g.m.de_jong@lumc.nl• Roel Sijstermans, r.sijstermans@amc.uva.nl• Nynke Bos, n.r.bos@amc.uva.nl

• Future workshops:• NVMO, Nov 13+14 2008, Egmond aan Zee (NL)• IAMSE, June 29-July 3 2009, Leiden (NL)