Blended Learning

In-class quizzes
Technology can now support quick and effective in-class question activities, such as quizzes, polling (voting)
and surveys. There are a variety of different tools available, for use in a virtual classroom, or in a face-to-face
environment. For example;
Audience response systems (“Clickers”)
‣ ¾ Each student uses a small hand-held device (called a “clicker”, a bit like a TV remote) to answer
questions posed by the teacher that are presented in a PowerPoint presentation. Students respond
anonymously. Using specially-designed software, teachers create the questions for quizzes or voting
purposes, and this software then allows the teacher to “collect” the responses that the students make.
They can then quickly generate the cumulative summaries of student responses to be shown in real time
to the class via PowerPoint, as well as saving and storing responses electronically for later use.
‣ ¾ Each device is numbered, however, so the teacher could use it for formal assessment purposes if
appropriate.
‣ ¾ Research has demonstrated a range of benefits of using clickers in the classroom, including greater
student engagement, increased student interest, discussion and interactivity; all of which lead to better
learning outcomes.
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Designing and developing
For more information about using clickers, see:
http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/
EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersintheClassroomAnActive/157458
http://lt.osu.edu/resources-clickers/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKHXyVtVIA (video – 7 minutes duration)
http://www.ipfw.edu/celt/technology/PDFs/ClickerTips.pdf
http://tlc.ucalgary.ca/resources/library/itbl/using-clickers/using-clickers.pdf
Wimba (virtual classroom)
‣ ¾ Within Wimba, there is a range of additional tools including polls, quizzes and surveys that can be
created specifically for a particular online class session.
‣ ¾ For more information on Wimba see the “Content and Resources” of this guide.
There is a range of help guides available for learning how to use Wimba. Visit the Blended
Learning Support site
Ü Blended Learning Support site > Using Learning@Griffith > Communication and
collaboration tools > Wimba tools
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