8. Audience Response Systems (ARS)
Digital Frontchannel Digital Backchannel
qualitative quantitative qualitative quantitative
Voting
system with
any text
Voting
system with
multiple
choice
Feedback
system with
any text
Feedback
system with
defined
options
15. Backchannel
• Students love it
• Easy to use, fast and impressive feedback
• Hard to follow for the teacher (second screen)
• Problem of appropriate reaction
17. Realfeedback
Teacher are using it …
• … before the lecture starts (repetition)
!
• … during the lecture (assessment)
• … during the lecture (for discussions in groups)
• … to discuss homework
18. Realfeedback
• Students attention is very high
• Easy to use and great overview
• Questions must be prepared beforehand
• It needs time
19. Conclusion
• ARS system are interesting option to
enhance interaction in huge lecture halls
• Use of ARS system need a solid didactical concept
• Use of ARS system is a challenging task for
lecturers
21. Slides available at: http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
SOCIAL LEARNING
Computer and Information Services
Graz University of Technology
Graz University of Technology
Martin Ebner
martin.ebner@tugraz.at
http://elearning.tugraz.at
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