ESTICT @ Edinburgh: Engaging students through in-class technology

29 April, 2010 09:15 AM - 04:00 PM

e-Science Institute, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh

Organiser: Keith Brunton

Any slides or other material generated as a result of this event can be found at: www.nesc.ac.uk/action/esi/contribution.cfm?Title=1073

This is the second event organised by/for the ESTICT special interest group (a community interested in sharing best practice in the use of in-class technology). This event is again focussed on the pedagogic uses of Electronic Voting Systems (EVS, also known as ’clickers’, audience response systems ARS, personal response systems PRS). This is an opportunity to see and share best practice and gain insight into the current and future state of the technology.

Target Audience

This event is aimed at those both those with experience of EVS (Electronic Voting Systems - also known as ’clickers’) who wish to share their best practice and those with an interest in the technology that would like to know more.

This event is open to members of the UK HE/FE community and related non-commercial organisations.

Programme

This event is provisionally scheduled to start at 09:15 Thursday 29 April 2010 and close at 16:00 on Thursday 29 April 2010.

9.15 - 9.45	Registration and coffee
9.45 - 10.00	Welcome and Introduction
10.00 - 10.45	Keynote : Prof. Jim Boyle, University of Strathclyde.'Truth, Lies and Voting Systems'
10:45 - 11.15	Coffee
11.15 - 11:45	Scaling up EVS - Some approaches, pitfalls and solutions
11:45 - 12.45	Short Presentations Nick Bowskill (Glasgow) - 'Shared Thinking as Group-Oriented Generative Learning' Martin Hawksey (JISC RSC Scotland NE) - 'TWEVS -Twitter EVS' Carol Withey (Greenwich) - 'PollEverywhere' Marina Sawdon (Durham) - 'Promoting long-term knowledge retention by use of Keepad Audience response system'
12.45 - 13.45	Lunch
13.45 - 15:15	Workshop : Design of Voting Questions for Different Pedagogic Purposes?
15.55 - 15.40	Coffee
15:40 - 16.00	Workshop Group Reports & Summary/Discussion - Repositories? ESTICT's role?
16.00 - 16.15	Review, Feedback & Close - including your feedback and ideas for next event in Bath

Accommodation

Assistance with accommodation is offered once you have registered.

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed. To enquire about an application or to cancel a previous application please contact NeSC Administration.

Important Dates

02 Mar - Registration Opens
22 Apr - Registration Deadline
22 Apr - Date we will respond to your application by (Please note this is the latest date we will respond to your application. It is normal policy for us to respond within 5 working days where possible.)
29 Apr - Event Starts at 09:15hrs

Travel

Full details on how to get to the e-Science Institute are available at:

http://www.nesc.ac.uk/esi/esi_travel.html

Enquiries

Enquiries should be made directly to our Conference Administrator.

http://www.ed.ac.uk/

This event is hosted by University of Edinburgh in association with the following organisations:
ESTICT

The University of Edinburgh