Who
is using Respondex at GW?
What is Respondex?
Where do I get started?
Who
is using Respondex at GW?
Cornelius Benhold
& Gerald Feldman have researched comprehensive assesment and analysis
methods for large introductory classes employing interactive-engagement
instructional technology tools such as Respondex.
Recent
Respondex Activities Article
How to interact with your students in a large
class
Talk given at the Summer Intensive Workshop Initiative, Faculty Showcase
2001
Interactive Student Engagement
with an Electronic Response System
Talk given at the American Association of Physics Teachers 2001
What
is Respondex?
Respondex allows the user to add keypad feedback to any PowerPoint presentation.
Questions can be asked anytime in a PowerPoint presentation and responses
are instantly tabulated & displayed in composite summary form. Questions
can be asked verbally or if the user desires, questions can be specified
as text in a PowerPoint presentation or PowerPoint pictures actually
trigger interactive sequences automatically. After a keypad question
sequence, the system automatically returns to the last PowerPoint picture
displayed. Each participant is assigned to a keypad by name and as the
audience answers questions, the results are stored in a database for
tracking each participant's response. When a verbal response is solicited,
the system will call upon individuals randomly by name or ask for volunteers.
The selected participant's name automatically appears on the main screen.
Since all results are stored in a Paradox relational database, the report
possibilities for post analysis of a session are unlimited. While Respondex
provides seven general-purpose reports, tailored reports can be created
using any commercially available database-reporting tool. The Respondex
database can be also exported to Microsoft Access and/or Excel for data
analysis and report generation. "Snapshots" of results can
also be created for display during a session or subsequent review.
The most basic
application of "Full Function" Respondex is the "Ad hoc"
mode. In this mode, the presenter verbalizes questions, activates keypads
and selects participants manually using the remote control device. In
the "Authored" mode, keypad activities are invoked automatically
by the system. The user inserts special Respondex templates into the
PowerPoint presentation and then adds information to reflect the question
text and identification.
Whenever a
Respondex template is detected in a PowerPoint a presentation, the system
triggers the required activity automatically. If this activity requires
keypad response, the question appears on the top half of the screen.
Participants input answers and the system automatically tabulates the
composite response and displays it on the lower half of the screen.
The bottom
line for training applications is that Respondex creates a more interesting
and exciting learning environment. Most importantly, more learning is
accomplished in less time. Also, comparisons between the Respondex interactive
concept and traditional classrooms have shown that Respondex produces
higher levels of retention. This all adds up to higher quality courses
and lower training costs!
Where
do I get started?
Contact
the Center for Instructional Design & Development at 202-994-0485
or itl@gwu.edu
