Getting Started with Peer Wise Dr Christine OConnor

Getting Started with Peer. Wise Dr Christine O’Connor 1

Where to start! Step 1: Register an account with your institute online with Peer. Wise at: http: //peerwise. cs. auckland. ac. nz/ Step 2: You will receive a Peer. Wise verification code to create your account. Step 3: Set up your class account using their student i. d. numbers which you can download from infoview in an excel file. Step 4: You will get a course i. d. for each group which is a code that you give to the class to allow them to log in. Step 5: Introduce the concept of Peer. Wise to the students and where it fits in your module assessment. (see example of introductory slides in the following set of slides. 2

Introduction to Peer. Wise Christine O’Connor Dr. Christine O’Connor email: christine. oconnor@dit. ie 3

Introduction • You’ve had the opportunity to answer lots of questions in the tutorials, now its your turn to write some What is Peer. Wise? • Peer. Wise is an online system for supporting student learning through, creation, evaluation and discussion • It will be used to support your learning in chemistry. Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 4

Assessment: What you have to do. Deadline – 04/01/2014 What is the minimum required • Write 4 questions with 3 answers (1 true and 2 false) • Answer 4 questions written by other students • Comment on and rate a further 4 questions written by other students Creation, evaluation and discussion Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 5

Suggested Topics for Questions Write your 4 MCQ questions on a selection of the following topics: • Molar mass, Molecules • Theoretical Yield and % Yield • Balancing Chemical Reactions • Limiting Reagents • Molarity and Titration Analysis • Redox Chemistry Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 6

How are the marks allocated? The marks are part of your on-line continuous assessment: • Do ½ of the bare minimum – 20% • • Do the bare minimum – 40% • • Write 4, answer 4 and rate 4 Do well – 70% • • Write 2, answer 2 and rate 2 Write 4, answer 4, rate 4, and get a Peer. Wise score > class average Do brilliantly – 100% • Write 4, answer 4, rate 4, and earn a place on the top ten Peer. Wise leader board Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 7

How do I maximise my Peer. Wise score? • Get in early – do not leave it until just before the deadline. • Contribute more than the required assessment minima. • Collaborate with your classmates by commenting and rating their questions as well as writing your own. Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 8

Any proof that this works? Students with high activity on Peer. Wise Students with low activity on Peer. Wise Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 9

How do we get started? • Register at: http: //peerwise. cs. auckland. ac. nz/at/? dit_ie • You can choose any registration name you like (but keep it clean). • Enter the course ID 8315 to enrol in “CHEM 1002: Chemistry” • Enter your DIT student ID as your identifier for this course. • The course has been pre-populated using the class list. • Please register on Peer. Wise by 16. 00 pm Wednesday 27/11/13. Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 10

Designing a good MCQ question A multiple choice question consists of. . . A stem – the text of the question. options – the choices provided after the stem. the key – the correct answer in the list of options. distracters – incorrect answers in the list of options. Distracters based on common student errors or misconceptions are very effective. Correct statements that do not answer the question are often strong distracters. The following quiz demonstrates how easy it can be to test nothing but language skills in an MCQ test Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 11

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Designing a good MCQ question Finally, when is it NOT a good idea to avoid negative questions? • Never • Sometimes • Always • Eh? Try not to use double negatives Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 14

Tech. support Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 15

Questions? Comments? Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 16

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content 1 Possible answers: A: 300 s B: 324 s C: 400 s D: 105 s E: Don’t know 1 Student from 2010 Physics 1 A class, University of Edinburgh (material presented with permission). Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 17

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content 1 Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 18

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content • Expert physicists are able to integrate ideas from different parts of the discipline in order to find solutions to new problems. • This is called synthesis. • The next example integrates concepts from thermal physics and projectile motion. • Question reproduced courtesy of Ruaridh O’Donnell, Physics 2 student at University of Glasgow 2011 -12. Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 19

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 20

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 21

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 22

Peer. Wise: Student Generated Content Dr. Christine O’Connor email: Christine. oconnor@dit. ie 23