A first Step towards the Implementation of an E-learning Environment using Interactive Technology

A first Step towards the Implementation of an

E-learning Environment using Interactive Technology

Nouhad Rizk

University of Houston, Computer Science department, Houston, USA

Interactive technology

• Interactivity is the key to successful on-line learning as it allows real time gathering of information.

• Gap has formed between the knowledge and skills.

• the implementation of an E-learning environment through the assessment of CPS use.

ICELW 2009June 10th-12th, New York, NY,

USA 2Dr. Nouhad J. Rizk

Introduction

• Students must have a range of skills to express themselves.

• Students must have the ability to crunch, compare, and choose among the flood of data now available Web-based.

• Each technology is likely to play a different role in students’ learning

• ==> Use of CPS to promote interactions ,to improve teaching and learning, and to develop curriculum.



How?

• By engaging students• By motivating students• By using new technologies• By breaking learning into small packages• By training teachers• By identifying students’ and teachers’

perceptions of using CPS in teaching and learning.



Method• This study was undertaken at University of

Houston.• Participants: 45 students, full time, different

levels (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) and different degrees.

• Students respond to questions presented in a power point using response pads by sending an answer, and the host computer keep track of each participant responses. After the responses are recorded, the host computer displays a histogram of answers.



Two classes

• small-size class (11), referred as s_class: COSC 4390, Internet computing.– One time per two chapters– 1.5 hours per week preparing CPS questions

• mid-size class (34), referred as m_class: COSC 2320 data structure.– One time per three chapters– 0.5 hours per week preparing CPS questions



Results

• Students background information

• Students’ perceptions



Students background information

Question s_class m_class

Prefer learning by doing 70% 54%

See the immediate feedback is important

100% 90%

Attention span last about 30-40 minutes

60% 32%

Like getting regular information about their performance

80% 82%

Prefer interactive classes 80% 85%

less willing to speak in a large group

60% 30%

Use computers in classroom 70% 58%ICELW 2009June 10th-12th, New York, NY,


Students’ perceptions Question s_class m_class

Clickers helped them understand the contents

55% 50%

Clickers effectiveness to measure student comprehension

64% 54%

Clickers effectiveness to take quizzes

70% 64%

Clickers enhance student learning 80% 63%Clickers website enhances satisfaction rate

90% 70%



Average satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

• 40 % (only) like to use a set of remote control units to answer questions posed by the instructor;

• 34% percent reported being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the fact that clickers enhanced their learning;

• 27 % percent reported that attendance is not important to succeed;

• 44% reported that clickers did not increase the frequency of their participation in the class.



Why ?• The lack of harmonization between class size,

technology, pedagogy and the time invested in administering and managing the CPS DISSATISFACTION

• The limited time assigned to each question

• The frequent batteries failuresICELW 2009

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IMPLICATIONS FACTOR TO CONSIDER• Class size might affect students’ engagement• Inexperienced instructor leads to ambiguity in

some questions.• Strategy used to assign points for correct and

wrong answers.• Cost • Early faculty involvement and training are

keys to course development in order to fully incorporate clickers’ resources.



Conclusion

• Specifying educational goals, • Providing professional development for

teachers and adequate technical support to help them focusing on the content not on the technology tool itself,

• Assuring a continuous evaluation process of students achievement.



Future development

• Explore students’ perceptions of an online curriculum to help decision makers and researchers determine whether they would pursue the use of such a tool to support online curriculum development

• Answer the question: what are the pedagogical benefits of clickers’ use?



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