Getting Started with EVS

1. Getting Started with EVS improving the student experience in learning, teaching and assessment

2. Outline of the session: • Why use EVS • EVS Hardware & Software • A step by step approach on how to use EVS • Activities to take you through the process • Suggested uses of EVS • Regulations • Where to get help

3. Why use EVS? Could this be your lecture? I’ve just had a new text Where shall we go tonight? Now does everyone understand? I don’t, but I’m not saying Yes! No! – you can’t hear me can you?

4. Why we use EVS? • Encourage active student participation • Engage with the whole class • Check and capture student knowledge • formative/summative • Be a proactive teacher • Keep everyone awake! • Give quiet students a voice – including international students • Add some fun

5. What does an Electronic Voting System do?

6. Terminology • TurningPoint (TP) is a type of Electronic Voting System (EVS) or Personal Response System (PRS) • Software – TurningPoint is free to download from the website-Knowledge Exchange. • Handset (Response Card) has a unique Device ID on the back • Receiver has a USB connection already in all classroom computers • Presenter-must be Turningpoint compatible. • Interactive slide – a slide that takes voting (response)

7. EVS hardware • Handsets • Uniquely coded with six alpha-numeric digits • Receiver • Plugs into USB port, • Installed in all PCs in teaching classrooms

8. EVS software

9. How to download TurningPoint • Install TurningPoint software, version 4.3.2.1178, onto your computer. This version is being used by the University in 2012-13. • Click on the link below to download the TurningPointsoftware • http://www.studynet2.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/technical_support.nsf/turningpoint

10. Download the ‘Turning Point’ software to your computer desktop http://www.turningtechnologies.com/responsesystemsupport/downloads/ Save it as an icon to your desktop

11. Activity 1: Please vote to demonstrate our live exampleQuestion:Which of these do you find most challenging in a class?Answers: • Engaging students • Giving feedback • Bridging the gap between teaching and learning • Teaching international students • Maintaining student motivation

12. Creating an EVS activity • Start TurningPoint (you must not have PowerPoint open) • Open powerpoint. • Click on Insert slides • Select the slide type, and insert question e.g. Vertical slide • Add answers where it says ‘enter answer text’

13. Writing an Interactive slide Objects you may find useful

14. Setting the correct answer Click here

15. Modifying an interactive slide • Add more choices of answer • chart will be updated • Insert object • insert correct answer • Correct answer indicator • Insert Countdown timer, edit the time

16. The TurningPoint Showbar The showbar appears when running your interactive slides. • % Toggles between % and counts on your chart • Repoll the Question • Response Grid, to see which participants have responded • Non-response Grid • Indicates the number of responses received during a poll. • Countdown timer • Indicates that polling is open and responses will be accepted. • Polling closed 1 2 3 4 6 5 7

17. Activity 2. • Create a MCQ as an interactive slide in TurningPoint • Add the correct answer • Insert object to show the correct answer • Add a count indicator

18. ‘Downloading’ the class list from the StudyNet module site Right click and save target as ‘class.tpl’

19. How to ‘upload’ the class list to TurningPoint

20. Creating a participant list • Can run it anonymously? • Import an participant list • Select participant list to be used in session

21. How to pre-test your interactive session 1. Click on ‘Response Devices’ 2. Click on ‘Simulated Data’ 3. Run presentation – using ‘slide show’ 4. Don’t forget to reset to ‘response devices’ before you start your session.

22. Reminder: • Start TurningPoint programme(which will run PowerPoint) • Open your TurningPoint file from your memory stick. • Upload your participant list from your memory stick. • Select your participant list for the session • Run the session (slide show) • Save session data to your memory stick if your have used the PC in the classroom.

23. How to create a report? • Click on tools, select reports • Choose the session you want to create a report on • Can use saved information from your memory stick • Go to Reports, and choose the type of report • Click ‘Generate Report’ • Report generated in Excel

24. ‘Pause for thought ‘ Turning Point: • Enables the report to capturethe data to a “participation list” Challenge: • not all students collect their handsets • participation list needs to updated regularly

25. Activity 3: • Use the ‘simulated data function’ and run a session • Create a report as above Example:

26. Use of EVS for ‘Drop Quiz’ Example: Objectives: To encourage greater engagement in module Better level of attendance Reinforce active learning throughout the year Provide ongoing feedback on personal understanding throughout the year • A number (4-7 in total) of unannounced quizzes to be included in coursework (10%) • Best (2-5) scores to be counted, ‘no resits’ • Brief quiz of 4-5 questions at start of lecture (~10 min)

27. Drop quiz • Drop quiz – occur randomly, best x out of y count. • Absence from a drop quiz, ‘forgetting’ the handset or a flat battery – lose a life!

28. Activity 4: work in groups

29. Work in groups to reflect on: • How are you going to use EVS and 2. What problems do you envisage and what can we do to help. • LTI – educational • IH – hardware

30. Suggestion of uses of EVS be used? • Question and answer sessions – formative or summative • Give instant feedback • Seek opinions – e.g. ethical issues • Maths diagnostic tests • Record attendance • Drop quizzes: best 4 from 5 scores • Team competitions

31. Some good practice points when using EVS…. • Formative use before summative (Burnstein & Leaderman 2001). • Test slide. • Summative- expectations of students and organisation of summative test.

32. Have a go… • Download TurningPoint software • Set up a few slides (TP & PPT slides) • Run the slideshow • Save the data • Reset the date • Save the presentation • Check channel (and presence) of receiver tools ->settings->response device • Look for likely issues • Get help if you need and try it out..

33. Handsets • Handsets are issued to students free of charge • Replacement handsets carry a charge – equivalent to the loss of an ID card • Students are responsible for replacing batteries – equivalent to the use of calculators. Students can buy the batteries at the student union shop.

34. Regulations • Giving your handset to another student or being in possession of another’s handset is considered an academic offence – equivalent to cheating. Equivalent to “loaning” an ID card. • A student not returning a handset is considered a debtor

35. UH Assessment for Learning Principles • Engages students with the assessment criteria • Supports personalised learning • Ensures feedback leads to improvement • Focuses on student development • Stimulates dialogue • Considers student and staff effort

36. Getting help • LTI Knowledge Exchange • Help with Technology: EVS • Getting started Camtasia Video • Online tutorials: • www.turningtechnologies.co.uk • Blip paper on ‘How to use EVS’: • www.herts.ac.uk/blip

37. Thank you and any questions ITEAM: Julie Vuolo J.Vuolo@herts.ac.uk Karen Robins K.Robins@herts.ac.uk Francesca Entwistle f.entwistle@herts.ac.uk Janet Webber j.r.webber@herts.ac.uk Liz Gormley-Fleming e.gormley-fleming@herts.ac.uk