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[DrMaireGorman]

Hello, I think this is the correct issue.

ViCEPHEC conference organisers have been foolish enough to give me a 1-hour workshop slot on abstract below.....
This is why it is always worth been a bit cheeky and asking for 20-30 minute experimental slot.

I'd be really grateful if I could do a practice run/talk through format in early August online if people are around. It is based on previous talk here with statistics and core-physics developments.

https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/it-services/elearning/networks-and-events/networks-and-events-learning-teaching-conference/conferencearchive2020/

Journeys in live polling: Using Mentimeter in reverse gear to explain physical science concepts
Dr Maire Gorman (She/her), University of Bristol, University of Sussex
mgg37@sussex.ac.uk

Mentimeter is one of many versatile online teaching tools which can be used by educators to ask a variety of question types to provide them with real-time feedback of students evolving comprehension of new concepts and overall engagement.

In this workshop, I will guide participants through a series of interactive activities to demonstrate how Mentimeter can be used as a vehicle for actually explaining concepts in the first place i.e. using in reverse gear.

I will give examples of how Mentimeter can be used to a) gauge student attitudes, b) facilitate inter and intra-cohort sharing of ideas and student-inspired content to invigorate and increase motivation, c) create real-time visualisation of student-generated data and d) showcase abstract computational methods used in cutting-edge atmospheric modelling using gamification principles. I will demonstrate how to use principles of neuroscience to develop incremental series of questions which delineate and reinforce fundamental concepts.

I will share some of the harsh (!) lessons I’ve learned with pragmatic tips for incorporating into both small, large and mixed cohort teaching.

My new email is mgg37@sussex.ac.uk

[fjebaker]

Hi @DrMaireGorman I think this would make for a great meeting! I will open a separate issue to track this, and please update me with a date in August that suits when you know one.