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RIPPLE An Open Source Personal Response System to Add Enhanced Interactivity through a Mobile Web Application William Myers Asst. Director Interactive Media Group University of Oregon Libraries

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  • 1.RIPPLE An Open Source Personal Response System to Add Enhanced Interactivity through a Mobile Web Application William Myers Asst. Director Interactive Media Group University of Oregon Libraries

2. Presentation Resources http://goo.gl/JBsNa1 3. What is Ripple? Ripple is an interactive audience response system that allows presenters to survey audience members in real time communication through their mobile devices. 4. The Challenge? Enhance instruction by allowing an audience to interact with presenter Limit financial cost to faculty and students System must have custom functionality to send Open Sound Control (OSC) messages. 5. What makes Ripple unique? Web application User Centered Design Designed for mobile devices Open Source Extendable 6. Quick Preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLT4LsJ46fU 7. User Centered Design If it is not great for the individuals using the application, then it needs to change! 8. Lessons We Learned Presenters want options Core Question types: True / False Multiple Choice Open Response Numeric Variable Slider Word Cloud 9. Lessons We Learned Chat is not always a good thing. Just because the system can, doesnt mean it should. 10. Lessons We Learned Less is more. 11. Lessons We Learned Usability trumps aesthetics and technology especially for technology sake. 12. Mobile Reference: 1 http://www.digby.com/mobile- 2 http://www.localytics.com/blog/2013/mobile-statistics/statistics/ 56% of American adults are now smartphone owners. 1 31% of adults own a tablet device. 2 13. Mobile Reference: 2 http://www.localytics.com/blog/2013/mobile-statistics/statistics/ 44% of cell phone users have slept with their cell phone by their side so they didnt miss a notification. 2 The average age for a persons first cell phone is now 13. 2 14. Ripple & Mobile Responsive Design Tested on multiple mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, and Nexus 7 Compatible and tested on Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and IE 9 15. See It In Action http://youtu.be/fA_N7SempXw 16. Let Try it out! http://goo.gl/m8z6Ky 17. Creating a Set http://youtu.be/eymFtt3LInA 18. Open Source Project on Github: https://github.com/uoregon-libraries/ripple GPLv3 License Free to the World, free to use 19. Why Open Source? Community of Support Community Development Ripple Website http://ripple-core.uoregon.edu/ Issues Forum https://github.com/uoregon- libraries/ripple/issues Contribute and help others 20. Extendable Ripple accepts plugins Customize it to fit your needs Ripple plugin page: http://ripple- core.uoregon.edu/plugins/ Plugin API: http://ripple- core.uoregon.edu/api/latest/ 21. FAQ Is there a record of student responses? Yes, each session generates a report that can be accessed by the presenter. The report can also be exported as a csv file. 22. FAQ What if I have a student that doesnt have a device? Small Group or Pair Students Have multiple browsers on a single computer Use cheap mobile device: iTouch, Kindle, old smartphone with only wireless 23. FAQ If I let students use their mobile devices in class, wont it be a distraction? Maybe, depending on how you allow students to use the device. Isnt this the same problem as having a laptop in front of them? 24. FAQ Can Ripple use 3G/4G? Yes, since Ripple is just a website, as long as the computer running Ripple has an external ip, any cell data plan can be used, or, better yet, just use wi-fi (no data charges apply)! 25. How to get started? 1. Check out the site: Ripple Website 1. Play with it on your own: Ripple Try It 1. Check out the plugins. 2. Give us feedback: http://ripple-core.uoregon.edu/authors/