Active learning: engaging students in the classroom using mobile phones

Ayu, Media Anugerah and Taylor, Ken and Mantoro, Teddy (2009) Active learning: engaging students in the classroom using mobile phones. In: IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA 2009), 4 - 6 October, 2009, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Audience Response Systems (ARS) are used to achieve active learning in lectures and large group environments by facilitating interaction between the presenter and the audience. However, their use is discouraged by the requirement for specialist infrastructure in the lecture theatre and management of the expensive clickers they use. We improve the ARS by removing the need for specialist infrastructure, by using mobile phones instead of clickers, and by providing a web based interface in the familiar Wikipedia style. Responders usually vote by dialing and this has been configured to be cost free in most cases. The desirability of this approach is shown by the use the demonstration system has had with 21,000 voters voting 92,000 times in 14,000 surveys to date.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	5995/4620
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Active learning, Votapedia, Audience Response System, technology in education
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System
Depositing User:	Media Ayu
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2011 09:28
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2011 09:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/4620

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