tools and techniques to keep students engaged in lectures
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#Telfest
Tools and Techniques to keep
Students Engaged in Lectures
Pete Mella & Simon Warwick
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Outline of the session
• Interactive session
• You will experience lots of different
technology to engage learners
• Your involvement is key
• (Hopefully) you'll leave with an idea or two
to try out
Why is this important?
• Assess skills early and set goals
• Give students a variety of ways to learn
• Prevent the “Zone Out” effect
• Allow application of learning
Which of these pictures do you think MOST depicts
engaged students?
A.Picture A
B. Picture B
C. Picture C
D. Picture D
Discussion
Why did you answer the way you did?
Discuss with the person next to you
Which of these pictures do you think MOST depicts engaged students?
A. Picture A
B. Picture B
C. Picture C
D. Picture D
Did you change your mind?
A. Yes
B. No
Padlet
• An online ‘noticeboard’
• Collaborative space
• Post all types of media (up to 25mb)
• Embed media
• No sign up required for participation
Socrative
• Audience response app
• You can use the internet or own device to
access
• Allows for richer answers
• Students can compete against each other
Activity
• Either download Socrative Student
Or
• Go to socrative .com
• Student login
• Enter room code – SimonUoS
Lecture Tools
• Go to www.lecturetools.co.uk
• If you haven’t had time to create an
account pair up with someone who has
• Extend the learning beyond the class
• Relate discussion to industry
• Connect with the business world
• Multiple learning path
How to use Twitter
• #hashtag topics
• Twtpoll
• Storify
• Twitterfall
• Tweet your ideas to #twtandTEL
Discussion
How could you use these different
techniques in your teaching?
Wrap up Survey
tinyurl.com/telengagement