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1. Education and Culture DG Lifelong Learning Programme SRS ma manual ili Welcome To the student response system Talg S R TR NDELAG A UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Contents BVT OCU CT IOV PAA O E T IAEE A idecestusas4 T 4 TSCM CON OW CI ana E E EEE E E E 4 Technical requirements for the SRS esesssssessesssssssssssesesessssesesensssrsrsesesesensrsssrsesenensnsrsrsesensnseseses 5 Requirements for hand held units c ccc cccsscscsssscsscscssssessesesesscsesscscesscsecscsscecseceeseseesesecseseees 5 Requirements for wireless internet access point 0 ec cccceccscsessesessescsscscsescsecseseseeseecseeeees 5 A discussion of methodical approaches ccccsescsssscscssssesescesssescsscsesessesesssesecseseesescseseeseseeeeseeees 6 Setting up the iPod Touch for use with the SRS cccccescsescsscscsessesescsecscsesscsesesecseseseeseseeees 7 Adding a shortcut icon on the home screen of the students iPod oo cceesseeeseeeesees 7 Adding a shortcut icon on the home screen of the teacher s iPod oo cceesseeeseeeesees 8 Duplicating an iPod setup using backup and restore in ITUNES ee eeceeceeceeteeseteeseneeeeees 9 Checklist TOP first timeuse OF the SRS ncasa E 13 veing TRE R I EOSS o E E ENT N E OEN ae 14 The user interface for the teacher and the students during a VoteC ccccceeseeeseeeees 16 Methods for displaying the quiz questions to the students 0 0 ccccescscseeseseeeeseesesees 2
2. Folders Ek Address E C Program Files 4pache Software Foundationi Tomcat 6 0 coanf Mame File and Folder Tasks x Catalina ee Make a new Folder es Publish this Folder to the web i Share this Folder ogging a ies server xm F catalina properties zi gt context xml cms tomcat users xml cms web xml Ei Other Places 34 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 5 Restart the Apache Tomcat server by clicking Start Button gt Control Panel gt Performance and maintenance gt Administrative Tools gt Services and left clicking on Apache Tomcat in the list of services Click on Restart to restart the server a Services Local Name Sa NET Runtime Opti Sy Alerter Apache Tomcat 6 Restart the service You have now installed the SRS server application which can be used in conjunction with the SRS control interface SRS Ci to run votes Testing the software installation To make sure that the SRS server has been correctly set up the following items should be checked Checking the Apache Tomcat installation 1 To check that the Apache Tomcat JSP server is correctly installed open up a web browser and enter the following address http localhost 8080 2 If Apache Tomcat has been correctly installed a generic Apache Tomcat page will be displayed see below i 3 i tee ieee tee a aache Software Foundation http www apache org If you
3. 43 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix D Setting up a stand alone portable SRS installation The generic form of the URL which is entered into the web browser of the voting device is http some server address 8080 srs student The 8080 parameter specifies that the device should connect to the server on port 8080 This is because the Apache Tomcat server uses port 8080 by default other ports can be specified in the Tomcat configuration file if port 80 is used no port parameter is needed because http requests use port 80 by default If you re using the test server described in Appendix E List of SRS server addresses and credentials the URL to enter on the voting devices of the students and teacher respectively is Students voting devices http edumecca hud ac uk srs student Notice the absence of the 8080 parameter here this server has been set up to use port 80 Teacher s iPod http edumecca hud ac uk srs teacher This page is password protected and the credentials are as follows User name member Password eduemeccasrs Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix G Troubleshooting After double clicking on the E iconon Just click on No and select the correct the desktop the login screen appears server from the drop down list but the list of web servers is empty After awhile this dialogue box pops up Use localhost ves No cancel What should I do Casting a vote on o
4. Install the Java Runtime Environment from http java com click on the Free Java Download button Download and install the Apache Tomcat server from http tomcat apache org We recommend the 32 bit 64 bit Windows Service Installer which installs Tomcat as a Windows service this means that the Tomcat always runs even when nobody s logged on to the server 3 Check that the Apache Tomcat service has been configured to start automatically by clicking on Start Button gt Control Panel gt Performance and maintenance gt Administrative Tools gt Services and right clicking on Apache Tomcat in the list of services Select Properties and get the dialogue box below Apache Tomcat 6 Properties Local Computer 25 x General Log On Recovery Dependencies Service name Tomeat6 Display name Apache Tomcat 6 Description pache Tomcat 6 0 20 Server E http tomeat apache org E Path to executable C Program Files 4pache Software Foundations Tomcat 6 0 bintomcat6 COO S Make sure the Startup Type is aso set to Automatic Service status Started Stat Stop Pause Resume You can specify the start parameters that apply when you start the service from here jarameter he Installing the SRS server application The SRS server component is an Apache Tomcat web application The source files have been compressed into a ZIP file for easy deployment 1 Download the file http pro
5. Screen entered this page will appear Press mm at the bottom The URL depends on which server you want to connect to See Appendix F Voting device URLs for which URL to use Edumecca SRS user manual Calendar Mail rr lt gt Contacts os G H E An icon will be added to your home screen Maps Weathe Cloc Calculator so you can quickly access this web site Q wie R t eis ae 7 BOGUOoD 7 Enter a label name for the home screen icon and press 8 The icon now appears on the home screen July 2010 158 38 52 12 8080 we Code 7 Name C optional 9 Pressing the home screen icon launches the students SRS page directly Adding a shortcut icon on the home screen of the teacher s iPod The same procedure above can be used to add an icon on the home screen of the techer s iPod as well Pressing this button launches the teacher s web interface for setting up a voting session 10 23 onsdag 11 november 9 35 AM Calendar Mail w Contacts Cloc Calculator 2 This is the home screen Were going to add a shortcut icon for the teacher s web interface 1 Unlock the iPod by moving the slider to the right Calendar Mail fn BOE athe Calculator aTe Voice Memos settings Contacts Stocks 3 Press the Safari icon to launch the iPod web browser Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Cancel optional Add Bookmark Qjwle R T yjul 1 o Pp BEOGCO
6. as they leave the class Alternatively handheld units can be given on loan to the students at the start of a term on the condition that the unit is handed back in at the end of the term In this scenario each student would be individually responsible for his or her unit making sure it s charged bringing it to classes and so on Timed versus non timed voting sessions The SRS is designed to be used in large classes and maintaining order and discipline is a priority After a group discussion the teacher will want to start a voting session But it can be challenging to restore order and attention ina class in which hundreds of students have been engaged in serious discussion In particular to make all the students some still fiercely involved in the discussion aware that a voting session is about to begin To aid the teacher in restoring order for the voting session the SRS can be set to play back a ticking clock sound during the countdown see below Setting the ticking clock sound Our experience shows that using such a sound is invaluable in shifting the students attention away from the discussion and over to the voting session in progress 24 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 In our experience a 30 second countdown is sufficient any longer than that and the students quickly lose patience Remember that when the vote starts the students have already completed their discussions and made up their minds Th
7. can be moved freely around The handheld units are ready for another vote 18 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 asians default Next 10 Ld The teacher highlights the correct answer by clicking on the bar corresponding to the correct alternative and explains why the alternatives are correct or incorrect In our experience the students very keen to defend their vote when challenged by the teacher the teacher may challenge some of the students to explain why they voted as they did 19 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Methods for displaying the quiz questions to the students Depending on the facilities available in the room where the SRS session is held there are several ways to display the quiz questions to the students before the voting starts Display Image Comments surface Flipover chart Only suitable for small rooms Whiteboard blackboard Overhead The use of a projector document camera document 4 f requires a video camera projector be installed in the class room Video Can be used to display projector ready made quizzes in Word PowerPoint SMARTNotebook or similar tool 20 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Using the SRS interface in conjunction with PowerPoint and similar applications As detailed in Appendix A Reference guide for the SRS control interface SRS Ci the SRS control interface SRS Ci puts itself as a transparent layer on top of other applica
8. hard to understand what s being taught in class it is therefore difficult to gauge whether he or she is the only one who doesn t follow the proceedings A normal class lasts 45 60 minutes Cognitive research indicates that attention wanes dramatically after about 20 minutes which would indicate that unless the students are allowed some pause for thought a significant portion of the curriculum is lost on the students during class The main objective of the SRS is to address these issues in particular e Break the monotony of a lecture and allow the students to actively take part in the lecture e Increase teacher student interaction e Give both teacher and students real time feedback on learning effect Technical overview The SRS consists of three main components 1 The voting device which the students use to submit a response during a voting session This device can be a any HTML compatible mobile unit e g iPod Touch iPhone laptop 2 The control interface SRS Ci which runs on a computer in the classroom and is used to set up and run voting sessions by the teacher Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 3 The SRS server which coordinates the communication between the control interface SRS Ci and the voting devices This involves setting up the voting devices with the appropriate number of buttons i e buttons A B C etc corresponding to the selected vote type collecting the response from each unit and to proces
9. in the classroom to create voting session The SRS integrates seamlessly with digital whiteboards so we will describe the operating procedure where the teacher creates a voting session from a digital whiteboard The students on the other hand could use a laptop to submit their responses These procedures are described below Setting up an SRS session from a PC connected to a digital whiteboard The teacher logs on to the teacher s SRS interface by clicking on desktop shortcut and entering the user name and password The teaches makes sure that the system generated session code is communicated to the students e g by writing it on the digital whiteboard who enter it on their iPods The teacher then has access to the SRS interface Notice the session code at the top Quiz question 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water Y Z Which object has the largest mass density A Object X B Object Y 7 C Object Z D don t know a The quiz question is shown to the students on the digital whiteboard and the students are instructed to start discussing between themselves 22 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Start New Vote Start ew Vote with To After a couple of minutes of discussion the teacher selects the appropriate question type and chooses whether to use a timer or not The voting session is finished and the The teacher may also challenge the students teach
10. installation portable we recommend using a laptop in conjunction with a wireless router to set up a closed local network unlike the scenario described in Appendix C Setting up an SRS server which assumes that the server has internet access This allows the SRS to be used at any location internet access it NOT required since this is a closed local network Technical requirements This stand alone portable SRS installation requires two components 1 A laptop PC this should comply with the technical specifications for the SRS server specified on page 33 2 Awireless router access point with a built in DHCP server In this scenario a closed wireless network is set up for the communication between the SRS server the laptop and the voting devices A schematic view of the scenario is depicted below the IP addresses of the various units will be described in more detail PC runni Voting Voting Voting pe oe o ee server an SRS interface Wireless router 192 168 1 10 192 168 1 11 192 168 1 12 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 1 The laptop is connected to the router by an ethernet cable and given a fixed IP address The voting devices connect to the wireless network and are given dynamic IP addresses by DHCP Setting up the SRS laptop running both server and SRS interface 1 Install Apache Tomcat and the SRS server application as described on page 33 2 Install the SRS control interface SRS Ci as described on page 26 3 Conne
11. may put your computer at risk 5 The SRS will start automatically after the installation if this option was selected 6 To start the SRS manually double click the EJ icon on the desktop Appendix C Setting up an SRS server This section describes how to install the SRS server component which coordinates the feedback to and from the voting devices processes the feedback to generate graphs and stores all the data of each individual voting session in a database The communication between the SRS server and the voting devices uses JavaServer Pages JSP which is a framework for creating and serving dynamic web pages e g the dynamically generated buttons on the voting devices To serve JSP pages we use the Apache Tomcat server which is the JSP equivalent of the highly popular Apache HTTP server In this scenario we assume that the SRS server has a public IP and will communicate with the voting devices over the internet 32 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Server hardware requirements For a server which can serve up to 200 two hundred simultaneous connection the following specifications are recommended for the PC running the software Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or better Memory 4 GB of RAM Operating system Windows XP or Windows 7 Software installation instructions This section describes how to install the necessary software components on the SRS server Installing the Apache Tomcat web server 1
12. 0 Using the SRS interface in conjunction with PowerPoint and similar applications 21 Using the SRS from a PO ODI OD sco sescsesssedecdusvesasstescacessiatwosicuectiabestedeniuecrsueisiedcuotinssenstadldeststcese 21 Setting up an SRS session from a PC connected to a digital whiteboard 08 22 Using laptops or other hand held units to cast VOTES ecccccccsccesessesesessescsesseeeseeecseseeees 23 Methodical esT practises sissien nri aE a EE a SO 23 L gisticaltonsidera tion seseeerrressr EEr nne E E TE E 24 Timed versus non timed voting Sessions cccccccccscesesseseesessescsscseesessesessesseseesesecscecseeseseeaees 24 TRETAT S TOLE ae E EE E E E E AE ET EAA E E 25 Appendix A Reference guide for the SRS control interface SRS Ci wo eee 26 TENT CC OV Si VNU arrean RA E A E E 26 The SRS interface as a transparent layer on top of other applications 26 Accessing windows behind the transparent layer e ssssssseseesssssesesessssssesesesesesersesesessns 27 RUMO VOTES a sconcsasececcere E E 28 Displaying the results of the last Vote ccccsssscscsscscssesessesessescsssscsscscecsessssesesseseeeseeeens 29 Redirecting the voting devices esssnsenenoseseseseseseensrsrsesenesenessnsesesenensnsesesesinensnsesrsenesenersess 29 Getting detailed information about each individual vote ccescsessesecssesesesseseseteeeesees 30 Configuring the user INT CET OCS asasena a e a EAE 31 Appendix B Installing the SRS contr
13. 2010 OEE Thu Jul 1 2010 PDX Thu Jul 1 2010 RKQ Thu Jul 1 2010 4 Click either Create New Session or select an existing session code and click Run with existing session The SRS control interface will appear see below 36 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 5 Once the session code has been established enter the following URL on the voting device we still assume that the IP address of the server is 192 168 1 2 http 192 168 1 2 8080 srs student 6 The following page should appear on the voting device Po 2 55 AM 192 168 1 2 8080 srs 5 Code Name optional eo 7 Enter the session code displayed on the SRS control interface 8 The following page should appear on the voting device 192 168 1 2 8080 srs 9 Runa couple of votes from the SRS control interface and check that the buttons appear correctly on the voting device and that the results are displayed correctly see below 37 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Pod F 11 51 AM x 192 168 1 2 8080 srs Googe Yes Mo Dont Trike False Dio ABCDE ABCDEF Results Run vote Buttons appear Vote confirmation 38 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix D Setting up a stand alone portable SRS installation This section describes how to set up a stand alone portable SRS installation by having both the server and the SRS interface on the same computer To make the
14. AGE Mail Link to this Page a2 x C v Bi N Mic ME 4 Enter the URL of the 5 Once the address has been 6 and Add to Home Screen teacher s web interface into entered this page will appear the browser and press Press oie at the bottom 9 42 AM Cancel cancel Add to Home Tay gt lt Mai i e rog S An icon will be added to your home screen Cloc please choose replies so you can quickly access this web site S Timer 30 seconds Start New Vote Start New Vote With Timer af zix c vis nimi 7 B Music Videos Photos Safari 7 Enter a label name for the 8 The icon now appears on 9 Pressing the home screen home screen icon and press the home screen icon launches the teacher s web interface directly Duplicating an iPod setup using backup and restore in iTunes It can be a time consuming task to configure a class set of iPods An easy way to ensure that all the iPods have identical setups is to use the backup and restore feature in i Tunes See Appendix F Voting device URLs for the URL to use as well as the login credentials the teacher s web interface is password protected for security reasons Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 1 The first step is to configure a master iPod the setup of which will be duplicated on to all the other units Specifically the settings which should be configured are a The SSID name of the wireless network Settings gt Wi Fi and
15. E Name HST F Mum Sore Capacity 7 GS voevicts Software Verson 311 A Serial Number 14930575 jn S ligt TV Programmes TIHANG Version D rom Sheng e A newer worsion of the Pod software amp avatable version 4 0 To update your Pod with je orn __ Vegate the lotect software cick Update TRLAYLISTS o If you ze experiencing protien with your Pod you can restore its ongnal sattings by Cue D Restore a chang Retain B 90s Mosc B Cork Max Bp Muse Videos Bb My Top Rated Options B Pecenth Added E Recently Mayed Bp Top 25 Most Played 7 Right click on the iPod in the menu on the left and then select Back Up see below Y DE ICES Eject New Playlist TV Progre SYNC Transfer Purchases SHARED ed Lin it Home Sharin PfSstere From Backup GENIUS Reset Warnings ae Genius 8 The contents will be now backed up to the computer Important note the name of the backup set will be identical to the name of the device HiST in the example above This name has be selected when you make the restore in the next step 9 Once the backup is complete disconnect the current iPod and connect one onto which the backup set is to be restored 10 Once the new device is connected you may have to click Never Register again 11 Right click on the device name in the menu on the left and select Restore from backup see below 11 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Y DE ICES Eject
16. GY Mbidiiidddiddddddidddidddddd Wttdiddiididdiididda 7 A Object X B QObiect Y C Object Z D don t know Wlididiidididdddididdididdiddddddidiididdididdidddssiiidiidididiidiidddidididididiidddd iid didddd LH Woo73 wulwweee SV sV axizLwVwe Click to add notes Running votes Run Vote Clicking on the button opens up the question type dialogue box in which the teacher chooses the number of alternatives for the quiz D ABEER Automatically display results after the vote on off Ticking clock sound on off Timer on off Set timer 28 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Once you click on a question type button e g Pie a vote controller pops up see below Click on bag to start Click lll to pause the vote andl to the vote stop the vote and display the results The students can continue to cast their votes while the session is paused but the countdown will stop until the bi is pressed to resume the vote Displaying the results of the last vote Clicking the button brings up a histogram for the results of the last voting session default Newt Redirecting the voting devices The button is used to redirect the voting devices by replacing the default Please wait page with a page containing a link specified with the teacher see below 29 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Here you can give an URL to the students voting device URL to a evaluation form figure o
17. New Playlist Ty Pri Tne Transfer Purchases SHARED Back Up i Home SH Esm a ae a GENIUS Reset Warnings ae Genius 12 Once the restore is complete the process should only take a few seconds you can disconnect the device and connect a new one 13 Repeat the restore process as many times as necessary to configure all the iPods in the class set 14 You may want to check that the restored iPods have been properly configured i e that all the settings of the master iPod have been successfully propagated Sometimes iTunes will insist that you update the iPod firmware to the newest version before youre allowed to do arestore Updating firmware is a process which can take up to 5 minutes 12 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Checklist for first time use of the SRS To ensure that the students take well to the idea of using SRS in class it s important that the students are properly introduced to the system before it s used for the first time We recommend that the following checklist be completed before the SRS is used in class e Check that the classroom in which the SRS is to be used has sufficient wireless network coverage if wireless units are to be used e Make sure the SRS interface is properly installed and tested on the teacher s computer e Haveaone or more colleagues check that the quiz questions are clear and unambiguous e If handheld voting units are to be handed out to the students make sur
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19. are incorrect The lecture proceeds as normal To further illustrate the process of using the SRS in class the table below shows the process from the perspective of both the teacher who sets up the voting session and the students who submit the vote response using the hand held units 15 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 The user interface for the teacher and the students during a vote Teacher s user interface Students user interface iPod Foc The teacher starts the interface by double clicking the SRS icon EJ on the desktop SRS Ci Login http edumecca hud ac uk srs The teacher logs on to the server which hosts the session the exact server name and credentials depend on which server is used this information can be found in the appendix The students access the SRS student interface by pressing the home screen icon Toolbar is I kais partially CTT hidden by l optional default The students type in the designated session The staring page with the session code code and optionally their name enables the appears system to track who votes what and the page please wait appears this page is a confirmation to the students that the session code has been correctly set and that the device is ready for voting 16 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Quiz question 4 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water The students discuss between themselves what the correc
20. as a transparent layer on top of other applications which run on the computer When the toolbar is hidden the transparent layer is invisible Once the toolbar is revealed the interface puts itself on top of the other windows that are open on the computer The opacity of the layer can be adjusted by clicking on the Configure button 26 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Click here to Click here to reveal the hide the toolbar toolbar Bar is hidden at the Rar visible at the right hand side of the right hand side of the Screen Sereen Accessing windows behind the transparent layer The SRS has been designed to facilitate a smooth transition between showing e g a PowerPoint with a quiz question and starting a vote In certain situations it s necessary to hide the toolbar in order to access windows and menus behind the transparent layer When the toolbar is visible and the transparent layer is active it s not possible to click icons or windows which are lying behind the top of the transparent layer In order to access those windows you have to click the toolbar as indicated above to hide the toolbar 27 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Menus hidden behind the transparent layer are not accessible when the toolbar is visible nport ODF ii 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water 7 Z 7 Which object has the largest A Mhddddiiidiiiiddddddidiiididdddddidddde ee P
21. ct the laptop to the wireless router using a standard ethernet cable 4 The laptop has to be given a fixed IP on the router not DCHP To do this click on Start Button gt Control Panel gt Network and Internet Connections gt Network Connections and right click on Local Area Connection to get the menu below 39 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Disable Status Repair Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Properties e Click Properties 5 In the dialogue box below click on Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Lokal tiikobling Properties Gema ddeanced Connect unng E eante I Gigabit Hetk This rzarecion inea the inier tence Lat Eiet for Microsoft Hetranks al Fide and Printer Shearing for Hippo Metreock ca Bod Packet Schrecker E Gz Diracin Trarmipon oniro Protocol interest Protocol The detak wele ae nee polo thal piai cairear Stiai Greene ntanconnected netaki C Shes inne in rahinan aea whan porrer Hisi ma wher this connantion has lined o no onnmeciity C Cte 6 The IP address you set on the laptop is arbitrary but we recommend using the exact parameters specified below Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenwise you need to ask Your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the fol
22. e they are fully charged and properly configured e g set up for wireless network access with proper SSID WEP passwords etc e Make sure that the logistics of handing out voting devices if handheld units are used are under control e When the class starts hold a 15 minute introduction to the SRS during which the purpose of the SRS is explained and the students are made familiar with the interface on the devices used for casting votes 13 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Using the SRS in class Below is a timeline of a typical SRS session with images illustrating each step of the process Handheld units are distributed to the students preferably before the class starts The students are presented with a multiple choice quiz question where only one alternative correct The students are given time to discuss between themselves in the peer instruction paradigm they are given time to think through the question individually first From the SRS interface the teacher starts the voting session a timer countdown mechanism can be used if desired 14 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Each student casts a vote as to what the correct answer is using the handheld unit The vote closes and the results are shown to the students in the form of an histogram The instructor will comment the various alternatives and highlight the correct one explaining thoroughly why it s the correct one and why the other ones
23. equate Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 However if the SRS is to be used in large classes with a large number of hand held units more than 50 it s important that the access point can handle such a large number of simultaneous connections Quite often a relatively low limit on the number of concurrent connections is hard coded into the access point and this limit would have to be modified to reflect the number of iPods in use Some overhead should be added because there may be other wireless units in use in parallel with the SRS private mobile phones laptops etc A discussion of methodical approaches The SRS can be used within a multitude of methodical and educational approaches Two approaches are of particular interest both of which have been tested by us 1 Classical approach Letting the students discuss 2 3 minutes between themselves in groups before doing a voting session 2 Peer instruction each student first has to think individually through the quiz question before casting a vote Once the vote is cast and the result of the vote is shown to the students a group discussion ensues during which each student has to argue his or her position to the rest of the group After the group discussion another vote is held and the results between the two voting sessions can be compared To illustrate the difference between the two approaches a side by side timeline is described below Classical approach The
24. er highlights the correct alternative to explain why they voted the way they did and explains why the answer is correct Using laptops or other hand held units to cast votes The SRS is a standard web application and so any HTML compliant device with wireless network support can be used by the students to cast their votes This includes laptops and touch sensitive devices and cell phones The procedure to operate the SRS is identical to the one outlined on page 16 Methodical best practises Rigorous testing of various methodical approaches is being planned to see which approach maximizes learning effect At this stage no statistically valid results are available from our testing Based on observations so far however ona purely qualitative basis it appears that the peer instruction approach in which each student is given time to think through the 23 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 question before the group discussion engages the students to a greater extent than going directly into a group discussion before the vote is cast Logistical considerations The SRS is designed to be used in large classes and the server client infrastructure is vey scalable However the simple task of handing out handheld units for hundreds of students can present a logistical challenge The most efficient way to distribute a large number of handheld units is to have the students pick up a unit as they enter the classroom and hand it back
25. erefore 30 seconds should be enough to let everybody press the button on their iPod corresponding to the alternative they think is correct The teacher s role Based on the feedback we ve received it s critically important for the students that the teacher e Thoroughly explains what the correct alternative was and why e Puts a lot of effort into stimulating the discussion between the students in some classes the discussion can be a bit heavy going unless the teacher aids the process along This problem is exacerbated if the students don t know each other very well 25 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix A Reference guide for the SRS control interface SRS Ci This section explains all the various features of the SRS control interface SRS Ci Interface overview This should correspond to the current screen resolution if the resolution changes you may have to adjust this figure manually 1280 1024 Session code generated by the SRS server Click here to hide reveal the toolbar g Wersion 2 43 Start voting session See results of last vote Results Redirect voting units to another URL 2 Redirect Detailed information of all voting Parse Date sessions on the server Configure Customize the user interface Exit the application Fenn The SRS interface as a transparent layer on top of other applications The SRS control interface SRS Ci has been designed to put itself
26. eseseseeseeeteeeeeen 42 Appendix F Voting device URLS iiras a eet eer 43 Students VOTING COV COS sienos E a a SEA E ARA 43 Teacher SPOR orir T TEE E AE ENE ATE E EET 43 Appendix Ge Troubleshooting ecuria A T N a S 44 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Introduction As part of the Edumecca project a new type of student response system SRS for next generation handheld devices such as iPod Touch or iPhone is to be developed At college or university level classes are quite large more than 60 students per class Due to time constraints it s often not possible for the lecturer to interact directly with the students during the lecture Furthermore many students find it difficult or embarrassing to ask questions in class which reduces the level of student teacher interaction even further Because of the lack of feedback during class it s difficult for the lecturer to assess how many of the students actually follow and understand what s being taught Conversely from the students perspective their understanding of the material is rarely put to the test during class such tests usually take the form of written assignments and exercises which are corrected and returned weeks later In other words neither the teacher nor the students have a good real time indicator of learning effect Again because of time constraints the students are rarely given time to discuss and interact with each other during class If a student finds it
27. ice to connect to the wireless network that you set up on the router select it in the list of available wireless networks 2 Open up a web browser and enter the following URL on the voting device http 192 168 1 2 8080 srs student 3 The following page should appear Pod 5 55 AM 192 168 1 2 8080 srs Googe J Code Name optional 4 Follow the procedure on page 35 to check that the communication between the server and the voting devices is working 41 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix E List of SRS server addresses and credentials If you have installed the SRS control interface SRS Ci for setting up and running votes the following server and credentials can be used for testing purposes User name member Password edumeccasrs Select Huddersfield 1 from the drop down list of servers http edumecca hud ac uk srs http fedumecca hud acuk http edumecca hud ac uk http ni edumecca hud ac uk srs cii Logo png Ticking the Advanced checkbox displays the detailed settings for this particular server it s not necessary to tick it in order to log on to the server 42 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix F Voting device URLs The voting device always connects to the SRS server i e NOT directly to the PC running the control interface SRS Ci unless that PC is also used to run the SRS server as described in
28. lowing IP address IP address 192 768 1 Sue aes We re going to set up the Default gateway 192 166 1 7 router with this address in the next section Obtain ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred ONS server Alternate ONS server 40 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 7 The laptop has now been given a fixed IP and we re now going to configure the router so that the voting devices can connect to the same subnet as the SRS server Setting up the wireless router There are 3 settings which have to be set on the wireless router 1 The IP address of the router itself set this to 192 168 1 1 2 The IP range for the DHCP server this specifies which IP addresses are given to the voting devices The range has to be adjusted according to the number of concurrent voting devices For e g 30 units the IP range could be 192 168 1 10 192 168 1 39 Since the IP address of the server has been set to 192 168 1 2 the IPs of the voting devices should be set to 192 168 1 x x being in the range 3 254 3 The SSID name of the wireless network to which the voting devices will connect The SSID can be set to an arbitrary name Configuring the voting devices to connect to the SRS server The final step is to configure the voting devices to connect to the SRS server using the closed wireless network provided by the router The procedure to do this is as follows 1 Set up the dev
29. ne voting device Delete all the cookies on all the voting triggers a response on the other units devices If using an iPod Touch this is done in it s as if an invisible hand pushes the Settings gt Safari and click on Clear Cookies buttons on the other units When clicking on the SRS icon on the You re not connected to the wireless network iPod I get the error message Cannot or to the wrong network the iPod may change Open Page from one network to the other as the respective signal strengths vary The vote is in progress but the iPod Click on the refresh page icon on the still displays the Please wait page iPod to reload the page 45
30. ol interface 0 ccccescsscscescsesscsessescsscscsscsesscseseeseees 32 Appendix C Setting Up an SRS server ou cccccccscsessssessescssecessesessssesessescsssseseescssescsseeeeeeeseeeeess 32 Server hardware requirements ccccccscsscscssesessessescssessesessesesscsseseesesecsesseseescseeseeseecseeseseeaees 33 Software installation inStrUCtiOnSs cccccesecesesessssecesesessssssesesesssseseecsessssessecsesssesesecsesseeseees 33 Installing the Apache Tomcat Web server ccccccsscsssscsessesescssssesessssesesssecscsesseseseseceeseeees 33 Installing the SRS Server application ccccccsscsccssssescsssscscssscesesssecsesecesesssscscseeesseseeees 33 Testing the software installation cccccccscscssescscssssescssssescseecescsesscsesesseseseececseseseeseseceesseees 35 Checking the Apache Tomcat installation cccccsccsescssssescssssesessssecesessssessescsceeesseseeees 35 Checking the communication between the SRS server and a voting device 35 Appendix D Setting up a stand alone portable SRS installation 0 38 Appendix D Setting up a stand alone portable SRS installation 0 0 39 Technical REGUINCINCINNS aussa aA eases teaiatamnncee 39 Setting up the SRS laptop running both server and SRS interface ou eee 39 SETTING UD TNE wireless ToUter ce cies ne a ean naan OE 41 Configuring the voting devices to connect to the SRS server sessies 41 Appendix E List of SRS server addresses and credentials cccsces
31. quiz question is shown to the students The quiz question is shown to the students The students discuss between themselves for 3 minutes individually for 1 minute commenting on the results The results are shown and commented by The students discuss between themselves the teacher for 3 minutes A second vote is held The results are shown and commented by the teacher who may or may not comment on the possible differences between the two voting results Total time used 5 6 minutes Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Setting up the iPod Touch for use with the SRS The procedure below describes how to prepare the iPod Touch for the first time this procedure only has to be completed once Adding a shortcut icon on the home screen of the students iPod iPod 10 23 onsdag 11 november 1 Unlock the iPod by moving the slider to the right noccooaga TEE A U T 4 Enter the URL of the SRS server into the browser and G press iPod gt 9 35 AM 5 ct f T Calendar Mail Contacts Stocks w Ca lw Weather DETS S Videos Photos Videos Photos 3 Press the Safari icon to launch the iPod web browser 2 This is the home screen We re going to add a shortcut icon for the SRS Input Lecture Code Code Name E optional f 158 38 52 12 8080 we Add Bookmark Add to Home Screen Mail Link to this Page Cancel 5 Once the address has been 6 and Add to Home
32. r similar sites srs hist no 8080 srs st Take survey here code Sxb Take survey here URL http spreadsheets4 google com viewform formkey dHVzbk SvdHIHRmY yYIFSbELsRIdIUWc6MA Send Getting detailed information about each individual vote The button opens up the interface for viewing detailed information about every voting session which is stored on the SRS server LHX Fri Jun 18 2010 Name Tota Opti Count Opt2 Count Opt3 Cour Opt4 Coun Oj Cc OF Cor vote_25 2 A o B 1 c 1 SXB Fri Jun 18 2010 vote_26 0 A o B o c o PMK Fri Jun 18 2010 vote_27 0 A o B 0 c o RJE Sat Jun 19 2010 vote_32 16 A 8 B 5 c o p 2 Ela rE Te THe PUK Sun Jun 20 2010 vote_33 17 Yes alel No 2 Don t Know 4 MJA Sun Jun 27 2010 vote_34 17 A 4 B 5 c 1 D 7 re rai WQQ Mon Jun 28 2014 vote_35 14 A 10 B 4 c o QGN Mon Jun 28 2010 vote_36 0 Vote alternative NaN NaN NaN MON Mati NaM Save Session To C file Select a particular Selec Coupee vote within the session Export data Graphs from a Users and response Cumulative time graph XML Response FileData TextResponse to file particular vote Id Name Voted StartTime Time ResponseTimia _guest 127 0 0 1 1522 15 12749 a 9 46944444444 9 47166666666 8 00000000000 _guest 127 0 0 1 1516 10 12749 b 9 46944444444 9 47166666666 8 00000000000 _guest 127 0 0 1 1514 8 127497 a 9 46944444444 9 47194444444 3 99999999999 List of all voting
33. re seeing this page via a web browser means you ve setup Tomcat puccessAfy This displays the file C Program Files Apache Software Foundation Tomcat X X webapps ROOT index html Useretitorsat apache org or genera gq 3 If the above page doesn t load please check the Apache Tomcat documentation Checking the communication between the SRS server and a voting device 1 Ona computer which has the SRS control interface SRS Ci installed start the SRS interface by clicking on the E icon on the desktop 35 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 2 Once the login window appears click on the Advanced button and modify the settings as indicated below here we assume that the IP address of the server is 192 168 1 2 all instances of this address should be substituted with the public IP address or DNS name of your server http srs hist no 8080 srs Replace all instances of 192 168 1 2 with uae covers ON your server tte f192 168 1 2 8080fsrs cifLoga png p LLL LL EES 3 If the information has been entered correctly the box below will be displayed the list of existing session codes may be empty if no previous voting sessions have been run on the server LHX Fri Jun 18 2010 VBG Fri Jun 18 2010 SAB Fri Jun 18 2010 PMK Fri Jun 18 2010 RJE Sat Jun 19 2010 PUK Sun Jun 20 2010 MJA Sun Jun 27 2010 WOQ Mon Jun 28 2010 QGN Mon Jun 28 2010 PHR Mon Jun 28 2010 DFI Thu Jul 1 2010 SMK Thu Jul 1
34. select the correct network from the drop down list A password may be needed if the network is encrypted b Disable the keyboard Auto Correction feature by pressing Settings gt General gt Keyboard and setting Auto Correction to OFF c Add the relevant home screen shortcuts to the SRS see Adding a shortcut icon on the home screen of the students iPod 2 Install the iTunes application http www apple com itunes on a computer which will be used to configure the iPods 3 Connect the iPod to the computer using the USB cable which was supplied with the iPod 4 Start iTunes 5 The iPod will be listed in the DEVICES category on the left Click on the Never Register button see below Fie Cdk Wer Controls Stora Advanced rep ilunta Let s get started 1 Register Your iPod Bighi your Ped y ug bo dabe wih irigar tait Fira about your nen Pod aed gal Raster access bp caver support 2 Set Up Your iTunes Store Account Proview and download pour faeourhes instantly clay or night there Spplicab le age Ceri arik 6 Once you ve clicked Never Register the screen layout will be as indicated below 3 For this purpose it s not necessary to register the iPod with Apple 10 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 iTune a D LA 4x gt gt gt os A we ot ome LIDHARY fn Summary ET Mirsic Ams VProgranees Podcasts Munesii Books Photos Infa id rins l Lgl TV Prag aree iPod M Poets XK Rado STOR
35. ses the data to create graphical representations of how the students voted The server also stores all the data of each individual voting session so that the data can be analyzed at any time A graphical representation of how the various components of the SRS work together can be found below Wireless network Wired or wireless Eor SRS server which collects votes and processes and stores Laptop PC running the data control interface SRS Ci for running votes Voting devices used by the students to cast votes Technical requirements for the SRS This section describes the technical requirements for the hand held units to be used by the students to submit a response and also the requirements of the wireless internet connection Requirements for hand held units There are two main requirements that the hand held units must fulfill e Wireless internet connection IEEE 802 11 compliant e Touch sensitive screen In principle any hand held device such as a mobile phone with GPRS or 3G support with a web browser could be used as a voting interface together with the SRS However it s extremely fiddly to vote using a device which isn t touch sensitive so in practical terms touch sensitivity is a requirement Requirements for wireless internet access point The amount of data which is sent to and from each hand held unit is negligible so the 802 11g compliant access point capable of 54 Mbit s is ad
36. sjekt hist no edumecca download SRS zip 33 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 2 Unzip the files into the following directory C Program Files Apache Software Foundation Tomcat X X webapps X X varies depending on which version of Apache Tomcat you re running For example X X could be 6 0 or 7 0 After this process the directory should look like the image below B C Program Files Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6 0 webapps Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back EJ F J Search gt Folders Abe Address je C Program Files 4pache Software Foundation Tomcat 6 0webapps File and Folder Tasks x docs ae Make a new Folder Eea es a this Folder to the Forbidden id EF Share this Folder m l iigsim mobile Other Places a RooT srs Tomcat 6 0 Sysrs ci My Documents srs core a My Computer Syvote 1 3 My Network Places Cavote 1 4 oy webui 1 3 oy webui 1 4 3 Download the file http prosjekt hist no edumecca downloads conf zip This is an Apache Tomcat configuration file which has been modified to suit the requirements of the SRS server 4 Unzip the file into the directory C Program Files Apache Software Foundation Tomcat X X conf answer yes overwrite any existing files After this process the directory should look like the below indicates B C Program Files Apache Software Foundation Tomcat 6 0 conf File Edit View Favorites Tools Help bak F Search
37. t answer is Which object has the largest mass density A Object A B Object Object zZ D don t know The quiz question is shown to the students and the students are instructed to start discussing between themselves Move cursor here The students continue their discussion while the teacher prepares for the vote The teacher moves the mouse cursor to the toolbar which is partially hidden at the right hand side of the screen Once visible the teacher clicks the hahha button Automatically display results Ticking clock on off ASSDEF Timer on off lt lt Set timer The teacher can choose whether the results be shown automatically after the vote and whether the vote should have a timer or a ticking clock sound The teacher selects the appropriate question type to initiate the voting session The students are ready to vote Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Once a question selection is made the play Theretidents cack thenyvotes controller appears Press Lad play and the vote is in progress The vote can be paused at any moment by pressing Lil the students can continue voting while the session is paused but the countdown stops The vote is in progress Each student receives a confirmation that the vote has been registered They can change their mind at any time by clicking another button Once the vote is closed a histogram of the votes appears The histogram
38. tions which makes it easy to show questions on the computer running the SRS If the computer running the SRS is connected to a projector the recommended method for showing the quiz question to the students would be to use PowerPoint or similar application running on the SRS computer Quiz question 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water Quiz question 3 objects X Y and Z below are floating in water Which object has the largest Click here Which object has the largest mass density A Object X A Object X B Object Y to reveal B Object Y C Object Z Object Z D don t know the toolbar D don t know A PowerPoint slide show with the toolbar The same slide show with the toolbar hidden at the right hand side of the screen revealed ready to run a vote The figure below illustrates the scenario in which the PC with the SRS installed is used to display quiz questions Video projector Laptop or PC with SRS interface and PowerPoint Using the SRS from a PC laptop Because the SRS is a web based application both the control interface for creating voting sessions and the student s interface for casting votes can be used from any device with a web browser This means that both the teacher and the students can choose to operate the SRS creating votes or submitting responses respectively using a PC 21 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Typically the teacher would use a PC
39. und A a 7 color and Application style opacity Background color Opacity 10 2O 40 60 SO July 2010 button brings up the dialogue box for customizing the user 100 31 Edumecca SRS user manual July 2010 Appendix B Installing the SRS control interface This section describes how to install the SRS control interface on the computer which is to be used to run votes 1 Download the Adobe AIR installer from http get adobe com air 2 Double click on the downloaded file and follow the on screen instructions for installing Adobe AIR 3 Download the SRS installer file this file has the extension air from http prosjekt hist no edumecca downloads SRS Ci latest air 4 Double click on the downloaded file and follow the on screen instructions cy Application Install aE x A Application Install j ee Are you sure you want to install this SRS Ci K P application to your computer this Installation Preferences Publisher BNENO EN Wi Add shortcut icon to my deskto option Application SRS Ci M Start application after installation Installation Location Install Cancel C Program Files Installing applications ma esent a security risk to you and ay prese your computer Install only from sources that you trust Publisher Identity UNKNOWN The publisher of this application cannot be determined System Access UNRESTRICTED This application may access your file system and the Continue Cancel internet which

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