A synchronous on-line competition software toimprove and motivate learning
Organizing (almost fully) automated quizzbowls with FLEQ
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral
[email protected]/LibreSoft, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Marrakech, Morocco, April 19th, 2012
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
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Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Introduction
Figure: Sometimes, learning can be difficult...Original: http://favim.com/image/81555/
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
In this presentation... our aim is to talk about
how to boost difficult to motivate learning by anon-line synchronous trivia-like tournament outside
the classroom
(We have built a web-based software, FLEQ, and have tested it)
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Trivia-like tournaments
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Requirements
Easy-to-use (by students & professors)
Low time investment by organizers (professors)
Flexible time scheduling of matches for studentsit is outside the lectures schedule
Ubiquity: IRC, web, mobile...
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Organizers (Teachers)
Organizers (lecturers) are in charge of the semantics of thetournament.
Creating a Championship
Configuring tournamentUploading questions
Revision of student requests
Supervision of the tournament (if desired)
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Setting up a tournament (Organizers)
Introductory text
Start and finish dates for tournament
List of participants (provided or open)
Default time of matches
Tournament type
Crosses, league, Swiss system, mixed system (league +crosses)...
Upload questions and answers
This should take up to 10 minutes through a simple web interface.
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Introducing questions (Organizers)
Figure: Format used by the organizer to introduce questions. It is asimple text format. Several correct answers per question are possible.
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Participants (Students)
What students have to do for each match
1 Agree on schedule with opponent
2 (Obtain notifications by the system)
3 Access the location where the match takes place (IRC, web,mobile...)
4 Play against other student!
5 Ask professor to review questions if desired
6 Follow classification (and other stats...) if desired
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
IRC client interface
Figure: IRC client interface
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Supervision
Time per match
Number of questions per match
Number of matches that could not be played because of thenon-appearance
For each question
Success rateDelayNumber of wrong answers
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Technicalities
Figure: Architecture
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
Present & Future
We have performed three test tournaments.
for its technical maturityfor its ease of use for participantsfor its ease of management for lecturers.
Free web service offered. You can try it!http://trivial.libresoft.es
Software available as free software for local tuning andenhancement
Future development: we are moving from IRC to a completeHTML5 set-up
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning
A synchronous on-line competition software toimprove and motivate learning
Organizing (almost fully) automated quizzbowls with FLEQ
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral
[email protected]/LibreSoft, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Marrakech, Morocco, April 19th, 2012
Gregorio Robles, J. M. Gonzalez Barahona, A. Moral A synchronous on-line competition software to improve and motivate learning