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Using mobile phones for text message voting in lectures
Susanne VoelkelDaimark Bennett
School of Life Sciences
Give it a go!
People learn best when they
• Are being told about something 20725• Read about something 20739• Try it out and get instant feedback 20743• Watch it on a video
People learn best when they
• Are being told about something 224681• Read about something 224682• Try it out and get instant feedback 224683• Watch it on a video 224684
Text a CODE to: 07624806527Or tweet to @poll or use smartphone http://pollev.com
Using polls – what for?
Polls can be used to
• Get your audience interested• Check understanding• Address common misconceptions• Make them think• Self assessment and feedback• Evaluation• Instigating classroom discussion• etc
Polls enable dialogue
Participation – Engagement – Fun
Learning
Example 1:
• Year 1: Animal Biodiversity• Class size ~ 200• Introductory lecture
Address misconception
Get them interested Make them
think
Which of the following correctly represents the number of known species in each group?
A B
C
Arthropods
Plants
Mammals
Other
Code xxx Code xyz
Code yzx
Text code to…….
Which of the following correctly represents the number of known species in each group?
A B
C
Arthropods
Plants
Mammals
Other
Example 2:
• Year 2: Biochemistry• Class size 170• Self assessment/ revision lecture
Self assessment and feedback
Check their understanding
Which of the following are membrane components?
a) Free fatty acidsb) Phospholipidsc) Cholesterold) Cholesterol estere) Lipoproteinsf) Triacylglycerol
Which of these combinations are correct?
• A, b and c• B, c and e• B and c• B and d• B, c and f
Code xxx
Code xyx
Code xxz
Code xyz
Code yxx
Text code to ……………
Which of the following are membrane components?
a) Free fatty acidsb) Phospholipidsc) Cholesterold) Cholesterol estere) Lipoproteinsf) Triacylglycerol
Which of these combinations are correct?
• A, b and c• B, c and e• B and c• B and d• B, c and f
Example 3:
• So, what did students think about the polls?
Evaluation
What do you think about the use of text message polls?
Tedious and borin
g
Made lectu
re more in
teresting
Liked it/
could't s
ee the point
I resent h
aving to pay fo
r the m
essages
I feel th
at I learn
t more
01020304050607080
129131217
(% o
f res
pons
es)
N = 150 – 250 each
01020304050607080
%
Would you like lectures to continue using sms-based voting?
N=180
Further evaluation using online survey*
*tick as many as applicable
BIOL 208, n=80
What is your opinion of the phone polls?
They
are f
un
They
provide a
welc
ome brea
k
They
help m
e lea
rn/ unders
tand
Feed
back f
or what
I learn
t
They
are p
ointless
They
are a
nnoying
They
hinder my l
earning
They
mak
e me t
hink
Help w
ith co
ntinuous asse
ssmen
t0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
(% o
f res
pons
es)
Rarely or never Sometimes Most of the time
Always0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50(%
of r
espo
nses
)
How often did you take part in the polls?
If you do not take part in the polls, why is this?
02468
10121416
(% o
f the
cla
ss)
Sms polls
• Students like them
• Help with learning
• Some find them too expensive
How to set up a pollusing polleverywhere.com
What is your favorite color
• Red 4708• Blue 4710• Green 4735
Text code to ........................................
Some things to consider
• Cost for the School ( appr. 90£ / month)• Flexibility• Don’t overdo it– “Innovation fatigue”– Costs for students
• Polls need to make sense• Be aware of students who are not participating– “baseline” around ¼
