Engaging Students in the Classroom with Socrative Beth Budden, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Engaging Students in the Classroom with Socrative

Beth Budden, Adjunct Instructor - Biology and Medical Terminology Susan Kimel, Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Coordinator/Instructor Anna Walls, Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Coordinator/Instructor Erin McCully, E-Learning Specialist

Introductory Activity

Please go to www.socrative.com Select “Student Log In” Enter Room #: SCCELEARNING and click “Join”

Key Features of Socrative

Socrative is a multi-platform student response system.

• Free for instructors and for students (though there is a Pro version)
• Students do not need to have accounts to participate
• Works on iOS devices as an app, but also works through a web browser on

any device (as long as it’s on the internet)

• Socrative grades the quizzes for you (for objective questions)
• Socrative can display results in real time and will also generate reports

Common Uses for Socrative

• Quizzes (replacing paper tests)
• Quick “take the temperature” formative assessments
• Exit Ticket
• Game (Space Race)
• Review
• Whatever else you can think of!

Demo: Anna Walls

Muscle Quizzes: 26 Quizzes (Muscles by Action) UE (Upper Extremity)

• Origin
• Insertion
• Action
• Innervation

Demo a Quiz Reports (By Date) can be emailed: Must put grades from the report into Blackboard.

Demo: Beth Budden

Versatility

• In-class vs at home
• student directed vs teacher directed
• Online or printed quizzes
• Can be used/shared outside of SCC
• Easily accessible

Variety of question types Meaningful, alternative assignment Demo a Quiz

Demo: Susan Kimel

Check current understanding of material. Quiz with immediate feedback. Collect the most often missed questions from the progress report and have a focal review of the material. Competency passage level.

iPads at SCC - a few things we learned

2015-2016 E-Learning iPad Pilot

iPad Technology was most effective/engaging when:

• A specific instructional challenge existed
• Faculty were actively engaged in resolving the instructional challenge through

technology

• Instructors were full-time faculty members (likely because of the time required to

implement iPads).

Things to Consider

• iPads and smartphones do not have easy-to-use keyboards, so if you

are having students write long responses, be aware of that particular challenge

• Using a new software as a class is more successful when you take

some time to get students used to using them (a low-stakes assignment, for instance).

• Consider the problem you’re trying to solve - using tech for the fun of it

is not always as fun as you might hope!

• Technology is technology → Have a back-up plan!

Resources for Socrative @ SCC

The E-Learning website has the following tutorials available:

• Quick Help: Creating an Account
• Quick Help: Creating a Quiz
• Quick Help: Running a Quiz
• Quick Help: Getting Reports
• Quick Help: Creating a Quick Question
• Quick Help: Creating a Space Race
• Quick Help: Creating an Exit Ticket
• Doing More: Building Community and Engagement
• Doing More: Developing Communication Skills

Q&A with Presenters: Ask Away!

Questions for you:

• What problem could Socrative help

solve in your class?

How can E-Learning Help you?

• Consultations with E-Learning to determine

best solution to your instructional challenges

• iPads available for instructor check-out
• Point-of-need assistance during your class

Contact us at e-learning@southwesterncc.edu