Using Sms To Support Learning and Teaching in HE

Using SMS to support learning & teaching Geraldine Jones [email_address] Thom Bunting [email_address] E-learning Summer Seminar Series 2008 Slideshare.net: eatbath-present08 All material and post session discussion: www.tasterseries.wordpress.com

What is SMS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SMS in context ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enabling technology Tribal CTAD SMS quiz Media board Micro-blogging Social networking SMS management service Moodle text PRS/Clickers NOT SMS! http://www.ctad.co.uk/content/view/185/277/ https:// www.txttools.co.uk / http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf http:// twitter.com /

Comparing functionality c  a/p r asynch  Tribal SMS c d c Distributed/ central control   x Multi-modal a/p p a Anonymous/ Personal b/r b/r r Broadcast/ receive a/synch asynch synch a/synchronous   x Mobility Edutxt Twitter PRS - Clickers

SMS in practice ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Please text your response to 07624 802 748 starting your text with LIKE Discussion of group’s responses….

Our SMS management application ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What does SMS offer? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Please text your response to 07624 802 748 Start your text with HATE Discussion of group’s responses….

Possible barriers for students ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

University of Bath mobiles & SMS student survey? What can their mobiles do – redundant functionality

[object Object],Student willingness? To Send text messages (per week)

[object Object],Please text your response to 07624 802 748 Start your text with VIEW Discussion of group’s responses….

[object Object],[object Object],Student views: how to use mobile phones for learning?

Why use SMS in academic contexts? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Studies ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.networkedlearningconference.org.uk/abstracts/gjones.htm

Case Study 1 – students’ profile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SMS enabled learning face to face teaching Once a Week Post session activities Pre session activities Texts to students Texts from students Texts to students

Post session texts to students (examples) Hi Sam. A remnder 2 complte yr reflection&action plans 4 time mangmnt (act 7.2, 7.3) Plse post yr top 5 tips for TM to the top tips list. Gabriele. Hi Tom, reminder 2 lk at & comment on the reading improvement video – Moodle (Act 4.1) Pls txt in wht u hve learned from the video b4 session. Gabriele

Texts received from students ED At uni i need 2 self motivate myself 2 gain broader learnin + self thought. I wil use tutors + readin + discussion 2 help me achieve this in the best way. ( response to an article ) ED metacognition is an awareness of process of learning.consists of developin plan of action,maintainin monitorin of plan and evaluatin plan (self reflection) ( in response for a request for a definition )

Tag clouds - aggregating whole group responses http:// www.artviper.net/texttagcloud /

Case Study 1 Evaluation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Study 1 - Evaluation (cont.) ,[object Object],Data sources: Moodle and Edutxt access stats

Case Study 1 - Evaluation (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Study 1 - Evaluation (cont.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Study 2: student profile ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case Study 2: text activity to date ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case study 2: interim evidence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Case study 2: evaluation to date ,[object Object],[object Object]

Case study 2: upcoming plans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thinking about SMS in learning & teaching contexts Attributes of the technology Learning & teaching objectives Learners needs & context

Implementing SMS to support learning “… harness technology to the needs of education, rather than simply search for problems to which the latest technology is a solution” Laurillard (2008) Laurillard , D. ( 2008 ) ‘The teacher as action researcher: Using technology to capture pedagogic form', Studies in Higher Education, 33( 2)

Follow up information ,[object Object],Please text SMS to 07624 802 748 To unsubscribe please text STOPSMS to 07624 802 748

Thank you ,[object Object],[object Object],Materials and online discussion: http://tasterseries.wordpress.com/ Twitter Updates: eatbath Podcast: http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/group/rss/7798 Email: [email_address] , tb254@bath.ac.uk

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