KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Adam Turner, Hanyang University
Personalize Learning and Deepen Understanding in Real-Time with the Socrative Mobile App
Abstract
The Socrative app is a response system that allows students to answer quiz questions from instructors in real-time using their smartphone WI-FI. Participants will learn by doing to experience exactly how Socrative can be used for the language classroom. These examples will enable participants to discover new possibilities for its use, even if they are familiar with the basic technology. The examples will include: 1. Group or class problem-solving questions to facilitate peer learning activities. 2. Improvement of textbook exercises through quick feedback and collection of student errors in real-time for further elaboration by the instructor. 3. Real-time peer or self-evaluation training for activities such as peer writing feedback, presentation, or debate. 4. Analysis of student answers for more personalized learning, particularly for blended or flipped classrooms. Participants are unlikely to have such immediate benefits with such a small learning curve with any other educational technology. Take a look: http://www.socrative.com
Biographicals
Adam Turner is the Director of the English Writing Lab, part of the Center for Smart Teaching and Learning at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. He conducts workshops and provides writing consultations for graduate students and faculty writing for international publication as well as teaches credit graduate school writing courses. He is also an associate teaching professor in the College English Education Committee where he teaches writing and presentation skills to undergraduates. His interests are writing in the disciplines, EAP and ESP materials design, learning sciences, and blended learning. He has presented on topics on research writing and educational technology at a number of workshops and conferences in Korea as well as in Japan and Canada.
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