What is an Audience Response System (ARS)?

ARS systems most often use web-based software to gather, tabulate and post response data, as audience members respond to a lecturer’s questions in real time. Lecturers design questions, collect student feedback, and use the feedback for a variety of purposes including tracking individual responses, discovering misconceptions, and analyzing audience understandings.

Why use an audience response system?

ARS harnesses the “testing effect”, increasing retention: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26045510
Results provide real-time feedback about student understanding.
ARS promotes an active learning environment.
If desired, instructors can award points for correct answers, making quizzes competitive, which heightens student interest.
Using an ARS satisfies the LCME requirement for providing formative feedback.
ARS provides analytics and data collection tools.

Which ARS systems are used at the Emory University School of Medicine?

Kahoot! (https://kahoot.com/)

Poll Everywhere: (https://www.polleverywhere.com/)

What are the differences between Kahoot! and Poll Everywhere?

Kahoot! and Poll Everywhere Comparison (link to PDF and a chart on webpage)

What are features of Kahoot! and Poll Everywhere?

Kahoot! Feature Sheet (link to PDF and a chart on webpage)
Poll Everywhere Feature Sheet (link to PDF and a chart on webpage)

Watch a video demo of an audience response system in a classroom (embedded video from the Coursera team)

ARS Help at the School of Medicine

School of Medicine Support: (designated phone and email support at SOM)

Poll Everywhere Direct Support: (phone, email for Poll Everywhere, other support options for Poll EV)

Poll Everywhere Website Support Resources: https://www.polleverywhere.com/support

Kahoot! Website Support Resources: https://kahoot.com/help/

https://kahoot.com/library/

>> Emory Canvas Workshops

>> 1 on 1 Appointments with Teaching and Learning Technologies Team

Faculty Support Materials for Poll Everywhere

Account Setup: How To (specific SOM setup help)
Quickstart Step 1: Making Polls (link to PDF, webpage, Camtasia Video TLT creates)
Quickstart Step 2: Integrating Polls into your Slide Deck

Windows: https://vimeo.com/123143798

Mac: https://vimeo.com/127791226

Quickstart Step 3: Presenting your polls in a lecture hall or classroom (SOM specific steps)

Advanced Features

Clickable Image Polls: https://vimeo.com/76660037
Using Reports: https://vimeo.com/92543922
Moderation: https://vimeo.com/149322793
Self-Paced Responses- Creating a Homework Quiz: https://blog.polleverywhere.com/create-first-poll-everywhere-survey/
Poll Everywhere FAQ’s: https://www.polleverywhere.com/faq

Faculty Support Materials for Kahoot!

Account Creation - How To: https://goo.gl/k16Ck1
Quickstart Step 1: Create a Kahoot! (link to PDF, webpage, Camtasia video TLT creates)
Quickstart Step 2: Presenting your Kahoot! in a lecture hall or classroom (SOM specific steps)

Advanced Features

Self-Paced Responses: Homework: https://kahoot.com/help/ - What-is-a-challenge-Why-use-them-for-homework
Kahoot FAQ’s: https://kahoot.com/help/

Student Guides for Kahoot! and Poll Everywhere

Student Guide to Kahoot! (link to TLT created guide)
Web Access to play Kahoot! https://kahoot.it/
Mobile App: Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play

Student Guide to Poll Everywhere (link to TLT created guide)
Web Access to respond to Polls https://pollev.com/
Mobile App: Download from the Apple App Store or Google Play

Other Resources for Teaching with ARS

Constructing Written Test Questions for the Basic and Clinical Sciences: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KTtBFvOE3qoPaJckfWrlxcSPP6sXS2uo/view

Tips for using mobile audience response systems in medical education: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138054/
Understanding formative assessment: https://www.wested.org/online_pubs/resource1307.pdf
Designing Quality Multiple Choice Questions: https://ctl.yale.edu/MultipleChoiceQuestions

Retrieval practice produces more learning than elaborative studying with concept mapping: http://learninglab.psych.purdue.edu/downloads/2011_Karpicke_Blunt_Science.pdf