"Please turn ON your mobile phone" - first impressions of text-messaging in lectures

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"Please turn ON your mobile phone" - first impressions of text-messaging in lectures

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University of Waikato

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Description

Previous work by Draper and Brown investigated the use of specialized handsets in increate interactivity in lecture settings. Inspired by their encouraging findings we have been exploring the use of conventional mobile phones and text-messaging to allow students to communicate with the lecturer as the class proceeds. In our pilot-study, students were able to respond to MCQs and send free-text comments and questions to the lecturer via SMS. Through observations and interviews with students and...

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Research paper

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Working or discussion paper

Date created

2004-05

Creator

Jones, Matt / Marsden, Gary

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/997

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computer science / mobile phones / interactive lectures

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