Presentation for the VII International Seminar of the UOC UNESCO Chair in e-Learning: Mobile Technologies for Learning & Development. 20th century education required that materials were developed in advance by the instructor, and information were scarce and publishing limited. Today information is indeed abundant and publishing is pervasive and easily accessible by students staying connected while on the go. Wireless devices are replacing wired ones in all walks of life, whereby a massive and increasing number of people soon own a computer that fits in their hand and is able to connect to the network wirelessly from virtually anywhere. 21st Century education requires that learning processes are developed dynamically both inside and outside of class with students as codevelopers, or even as primary codevelopers.

1. Promoting Interaction
and Engagement
In Education and Training
by the use of iPod/iPhone
John B. Stav, Gabrielle Hansen-Nygård
and Pascal Pein
Trondheim, Norway
7.10.2010

2. Sør-Trøndelag University College (Norway)

3. Ongoing international R&D
projects
• EuroMecca • DO-IT
• iQSim • EuroPlast
• EduMecca
• Sveis-IT
• cMind
• Move-IT • Done-IT
• EnvKids

4. What is a Student Response System
(SRS)?
Technology products designed to support:
• Response
• Communication
• Interaction

6. How to use a SRS?
• Starting point: traditional teaching
• The teacher present a question or problem
• The students work with the issue, individually or in
groups, before they vote
• Histogram display shows the distribution of class
answers
• Closure: thorough explanation after the
voting session

7. Practical information
Turn on the iPod by pressing the round button
and drag the arrow to the right
This page appear:
“please wait”
Nothing will happen on the
iPod before we start the vote!

8. Practical information
When the voting starts, the alternatives
comes up on the iPod
Vote by pressing the
alternative you think
is correct

9. Practical information
Your vote is registered when:
- the button and background changes color
- ”thanks for your vote”
You can change your
mind, as long as the vote
is open

10. What is your position?
A. Teacher or instructor
B. Researcher
C. Student
D. Technical
E. Administrator
F. Other

11. Why are you attending this
conference?
A. Networking
B. Get inspired to learn about interactive
teaching methods
C. Learn more about mobile learning
D. Learn more about mobile technologies
E. I want to visit Barcelona...

12. What have you learned most about
during this conference?
A. New training methods
B. New mobile devices and services
C. I learned about new technologies I don't think I
can use in my teaching
D. I learned about new technologies I think I can
use in my teaching
E. I dont know…

13. What do you feel right now?
A. Like in heaven!
B. Engaged
C. Calm
D. Stressed
E. Eh… I feel like going for a beer

14. How useful has this demo
been for you?
A. Very useful, I would like to try the SRS
B. Useful, It gave me a couple of new ideas
C. It was OK, I see that it might change teaching
D. It was fun to see, but that's pretty much it
E. Not very useful, I'm gone teach as before

15. If you had the opportunity, would
you like to use the SRS?
• Yes
• No
• Don't know

17. Student Teacher
perspective perspective
- group discussion - preparation: develop questions
- increased involvement - instant feedback on students
- instant and anonymous learning
feedback - thoroughly explanation
- teacher's explanation after the voting session:
what is the correct alternative,
and why?
what are the incorrect alternatives,
and why?
Active learning

18. To what extent does the SRS aid your learning of the
course curriculum?
30
Boys Girls
25
20
15
10
5
0
Very large Large Neutral Small Poor

19. Quotes from interviews
with the students:
“SRS transformed mathematics into something positive”
“using SRS is fun, and when it is fun it is also easier to
learn”
“it gives us a response on whether or not we have actually
learned something”

20. Quotes from interviews
with the students:
“the group discussion was very good, hearing other
students thoughts and opinions helped me understand”
“It is easy to loose concentration during lectures, SRS woke
me up again”
”SRS force you to participate, and that's very positive, you
learn more when your active”
“Its anonymous, so no one is afraid
to answer”

21. International Conference on
Education and Learning in the
Mobile Age
• CELMA : http://srs.hud.ac.uk/conference/
• 1 – 2 June
• Lake district
• 2011
• Submission deadline: 15 February

22. Interested Organizations May
Participate in Testing in 2010
Contact:
Dr. John B. Stav
JOHN.B.STAV@HIST.NO