R3 - Rapid Response and Reaction

The in-class use of mobile technologies to support diagnostic and formative assessment

Workshops
Dates September 10, 2007 from 9:00 to 4:30 at Millennium House
  September 14, 2007 from 9:00 to 4:30 at Millennium House
  October 30, 2007 from 9:00 to 12:00 at Millennium House
  January 21, 2008 from 9:00 to 12:00 at Galsworthy Building
   
September 10, 2007
Location Millennium House, Room 306
09:00 - 09:15 Coffee
09:15 - 12:00 Rob Rotheram: Presentation about assessment
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 16:30 Participants will develop assessment items and assessment planning
Handouts Presentation Rotheram
  Good Practice Guide in Questions and Test Design [http://www.pass-it.org.uk/resources/031112-goodpracticeguide-hw.pdf]
  Assessment and Formative Feedback In Research Methods (AFFIRM)
  Content Free Test is available on the web site of Phil Race
Resources Jorum - a repository service for teaching and support staff in UK Further and Higher Education Institutions
Pictures Pictures taken during workshop
 
September 14, 2007
Location Millennium House, Room 306
09:00 - 09:15 Coffee
09:15 - 12:00 George Masikunas and Andreas Panayiotidis: Workshop on Personal Response Systems
  Presentation Andreas Panayiotidis
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 Tim Linsey: Workshop on other technologies (Tablet PC's, Interactive Tablets, I-pods, and mobile phones)
15:00 - 16:30

Explanation data collection: reflective journal, classroom observations
Explanation on receiving stipend

   
October 30, 2007
Location Millennium House, Room 306
09:00 - 09:15 Coffee
09:15 - 11:00 Participants share their experiences
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee
11:15 - 12:00 Tim Linsey: Workshop on technologies
   
January 21, 2008
Location Galsworthy Building - The Collaborative Learning Zone
09:00 - 09:15 Coffee
09:15 - 11:00 Each participant will talk about their plans for Semester 2 of the project
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee
11:15 - 11:45 Tim Linsey: Workshop on text messaging
11:45 - 12:00 Discuss opportunities for presenting at conferences and publishing in journals