OBA Symposium

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OBA Symposium

• Real-Time Response Systems
• City University of Hong Kong
• Presenters Mr Adams Chan
• Mr Sherwin Ho
• Dr. Ron Kwok
• Dr. Justin Robertson

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Project Objective
Create a personalized, interactive e-learning
experience particularly for large classesthrough
the use of mobile devices (i.e. PDA and notebook)
resulting in superior learning outcomes.
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Vedantic / Socratic Learning Model

• Help students learn by drawing out their
  potentials (by asking them questions)
• Effective Interaction between teachers and
  students (knowing the students and monitoring
  their performance)
• Instant Personalized Feedback
• Keep students Motivated
• Give students a chance to think and Participate
  in classes

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Problems in Conventional Large Lectures
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Method 1 Personal Response System
Specifications Technology Infra-Red Range 30
Feet Max. no of concurrent units 60
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Method 2 Using PDAs
Specifications Technology Wireless Lan Range
Within Wlan Range (More than 100 Feet) Max. no
of concurrent units unlimited
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PRS Vs PDA
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Quality and Technology ApplicationPDA Project
Aims

• Help students learn by asking questions.
• Enable effective interaction between teachers and
  students (knowing the students and monitoring
  their performance).
• Provide instant personalized feedback.
• Keep students motivated.
• Give students more opportunity to think and
  participate in classes.

• Overcome challenges of large classroom teaching.

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Quality and Technology Application Technology
Platform

• PDA (Pocket PC operating system) with Internet
  access via wireless LAN at CityU for all students
  (and instructors)
• Standard web based infrastructure
• Off-the-shelf PDAs with standard wireless
  interface (802.11b)
• Applications (interactive exercises, user
  interface, server software) designed and
  implemented in-house at CityUs Faculty of
  Business.

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Quality and Technology Application Wireless PDAs
in the Classroom

• Student-instructor interaction in large classes
  (100 students)
• Students use wireless PDAs for
• Raising questions
• Answering questions
• Feedback during lectures
• Value for co-curricular activities students can
• Browse the web
• Download instructional materials
• Extensions

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Solution Features and Functionality

• In-class activities
• Multiple choice QA
• Short open-ended QA
• Messenger
• Attendance
• Online quiz
• Out-of-class activities
• e-Token

Login Page of Mobile Learning System
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QA The Interactive Learning ModelLecturer
Poses a Question
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QA The Interactive Learning ModelStudents
Respond using PDAs
Lecturer
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Multiple Choice QA
Teachers Screen
Q1 Which of the following is associated with an
Accounting system? A. Database B. Ledgers C.
Graphics D. Accountants.
Students Screen
www.fbpda.com
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Short Open-Ended QA
Teachers Screen
Q2 What are the business values of manufacturing
systems in a company?
Students Screen
www.fbpda.com
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Uniqueness

• Use of PDAs by students to
• Introduce a unique method to motivate student
  learning and participation in large classes.
• Stretch the boundaries of communication.
• Make the shyness factor disappear.
• SCMP, 6 May 2006
• Track locations and mark attendance in large
  classes.
• Create next generation of wireless campus.
• PC market, 2 May 2006
• Reduce the pressure in student-learning.
• Wen Wei Po, 2 May 2006
• Instigate interest in students.
• High Tech Weekly, 4 May 2006

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Media Coverage
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PDAS IN AN INTERNATIONALRELATIONS COURSE

• Sharing by Dr. Justin Robertson

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PDAS IN AN INTERNATIONALRELATIONS COURSE

• Perennial question for those teaching large
  classes
• How do you know if your students are getting it?
• PDAs have made a difference for me
• In a 2 hour lecture, PDAs used 10-12 times

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Start with short quiz to review previous weeks
lecture

• For example
• In the developing world, FDI is concentrated
  heavily in a small number of economies
• True
• False
• Citibank bought a bank in Korea in 2004. This is
  an example of
• Greenfield FDI
• MA FDI
• Portfolio investment
• All of the above
• What does Walter argue is more important for
  firms than policy convergence?
• Growth prospects
• Open financial markets
• Small state
• In the UK model of FDI,
• Jobs are more important than ownership
• Ownership of companies most important factor

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Throughout lecture

• Use multiple choice questions to
• ensure concepts are grasped (the concept of x or
  y is the following. Does this example fit the
  criteria?)
• seek student opinions on world issues (Is Hong
  Kong a global city or an Asian city?)

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Text Feature

• The text feature of PDA deserves special mention
• It particularly suits the Social Sciences and
  large class lectures

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• Students can input text responses by name or
  anonymously
• Encouragingly, more and more students identify
  themselves as semester progresses
• Enables all classmates to see their comments on
  front screen
• Instructor can draw out key themes
• A student wrote If the wage is really
  unacceptable, why are there so many people
  working for Wal-mart?
• I can answer question and try to engage class in
  discussion

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OTHER TYPES OF QUESTIONS

• Please pose a question to me
• What was the most difficult theme in tonights
  lecture?
• Lighter questions to give students a break
  (especially the Best and Worst in HK series . . .
  architecture, congee and noodle shops, HK movies)
• General questions, comments, concerns (always the
  last question)
• Can you recommend an essay topic for the quiz?

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ACTUAL QUIZ

• Does Realism or Liberalism mostly explain
  international organizations today? Or do we need
  to combine elements of Realism and Liberalism, or
  reject them entirely?
• Compare the effectiveness of any two
  international organizations. Be sure to define
  effectiveness.
• Is the UNs influence in world politics on the
  decline?
• Is there a balance of power between developed and
  developing countries in todays WTO system?
• Is the World Bank essentially controlled by the
  US?

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VISITORS TO CLASS

• Run real time questions on side screen for guest
  speakers
• Speaker with footage of WTO protests in HK
  divided class (handout)
• For Long Hair, a student asked an excellent
  question if u could replace donald tsang, how
  would you change hk?

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WEEKLY MAILINGS

• Students receive all of the PDA lecture answers
  in an email every week
• I read over their responses again
• I prepare 2-3 slides the next lecture reflecting
  on their comments

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YOUR PDA COMMENTS

• Anonymous you cant go rob sb because you poor
  provocative analogy
• Terminator most of the product recall due to
  design problem rather than supply see
  http//harpers.org/archive/2008/09/0082169 eg
  Chinese workers spraying the lead paint were the
  ones exposed to the greatest risk and recalled
  products represented a miniscule percentage of
  the flood of Chinese goods
• Tiff I used to work in a firm and it has
  business with Wal-mart, they are really
  demanding interesting personal observation
• Andrew mattell should check the protocol and
  product before the product sell in the market
  ultimate responsibility with US company
• Dan only responsible for actions that occur 1
  tier below just too hard with globalized
  production now

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REWARD SYSTEM

• To encourage student participation, top 5 PDA
  users in the course given a one week extension on
  their essay

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Future Development
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End of Presentation___________Thank You!