On February 12, 2011, Paul and Bill will run a workshop at Kitakyushu JALT.
Title: Active Participation through Student Response Systems
Venue: Kitakyushu International Conference Center, a short walk from Kitakyushu Station (JR and shinkansen train).
Time: The presentation starts at 6:30 p.m., but the doors are open 15 minutes or so earlier. We'll finish at about 8:00 p.m.
Cost: All welcome, admittance for regular meetings is free for JALT members, 1000 yen for others.
Abstract:
We can motivate students to stay focused in the classroom through student response systems (SRS) that require all students to respond simultaneously. Low-tech SRS include giving students "batsu-maru" paddles to show the teacher. In more complex SRS, students use remote "clickers" to send in answers. Regardless of the level of technology, SRS improve student concentration, and encourage an active engagement with the material.
In this presentation, first, Paul Shimizu and Bill Pellowe will demonstrate a low-tech student response system they've developed using simple, 2-sided answer paddles. More information about this can be found at http://captur.me website, which contains downloadables and activity ideas.
Next, Bill Pellowe will demonstrate a high-tech response system that he developed. This free, open-source system is available for download from http://moars.com, and with it, teachers can easily create web-based quizzes and surveys for students to take on mobile devices such as iPod Touch, mobile phones, etc.
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