{"id":118,"date":"2019-04-30T09:59:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T09:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/digitaleducation\/?p=118"},"modified":"2019-06-25T10:51:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:51:35","slug":"keep-your-students-engaged-and-active-with-audience-response-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/digitaleducation\/keep-your-students-engaged-and-active-with-audience-response-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your students engaged and active\u00a0with audience response tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using active learning techniques\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can benefit<\/span><\/span><\/a> student learning outcomes and can also encourage student engagement. The audience response tool Poll Everywhere is a good way to encourage active learning through the use of a mobile phone or laptop.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Freeman et al (2014) found a mean drop in failure rate with more active learning as this graph shows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An active learning technique has been\u00a0defined<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0\u201cinvolving students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing\u201d.\u00a0There are\u00a0numerous ways of creating\u00a0an interactive learning environment that\u00a0lecturers are already\u00a0familiar with, using techniques like \u2018think-pair-share’ activities, or encouraging discussion or interaction through standard means.\u00a0These techniques encourage both individual and group collaboration.<\/p>\n

\"digitalHowever, there is also evidence that certain groups of students (particularly female students) are nervous about asking questions in large group lectures.\u00a0Also, more active students take charge and increase their impact on decision making. This is where technological tools such as audience response systems can help.<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s supported tool in this area is\u00a0Poll Everywhere.<\/a>\u00a0While the most basic use is to have direct polling of students to check to understand there is a multitude of additional mechanism to get engagement from students.\u00a0Some of them include:<\/p>\n