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IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM;

JOIN THEM

Agenda

• 1. I NTRODUCTION

• 2. CLASSROOM FEEDBACK SYSTEM

• 3. T EXT -2-LEARN

• 4. CASE STUDY

• 5. SUGGESTIONS

• 6. CONCLUSION

2. Classroom Feedback System

• The Traditional Environment The lectures which are delivered by using traditional methods (blackboard, slides, paper)
• The Untraditional Environment There has been developed a technological mechanism that can efficiently enables and enhances the interaction, is called Classroom Feedback System.

Important aspect for CFS

implementation

• Training and Awareness
• Budget Problem
• Laptops and PDAs
• Mobile as substitute to Laptops and PDAs

3. The TXT- 2 - LRN System

4. Case Study

• Victoria University
• TXT-2-LRN system was tested on 1200 students
• Survey was made at the end

Results of the Survey

• 90% of the students perceived that the ability to send the instructor SMSs during class was useful.
• The instructor had a positive experience.
• The number of comments and questions received via the system were about 15 per class.
• 33.6% gave cost as the main inhibiting factor
• Participation in m-quizzes was higher than use of the open channel.

5. Suggestions for improvement

Infrared in basic Mobiles

Subsidies SMS packages

• Cheap SMS on specific numbers (of instructors) during specified hours, specified by the university to the Service providers.

Conclusion

Positive results can be achieved by encouraging students to bring their mobile phones out in the open and to use them to contribute to the class, and to their own learning – that is, by joining them instead of trying to beat them.