[Phys-L] Re: Web-based Student Response Systems - any out there?

[Karim Diff <karim.diff@SFCC.EDU>]

You should look into the system that Bill Junkin has invented. It's free and
works with almost anything (PC, PDA, cell phones, PDA, IR keypads etc.).
It's called BQ (Beyond Question)
http://www.erskine.edu/bq/

To contact Bill Junkin:
wjunkin@erskine.edu

I tried the system briefly last semester in our computer lab and it works
pretty well. I am planning to spend more time with it this semester.
You can't beat the price.

Karim Diff


On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:57:09 -0700, Gary Turner <turner@MORNINGSIDE.EDU> wrote:

> I would like to try out the student response systems, it seems that it would
> fit well into my teaching style.  However, I too have been concerned about
> the longevity and effectiveness of this technique.  I can't justify spending
> the $$$ (either the department's or the student's) to bring a system to
> campus that I'm not convinced about.
>
> Then I got to thinking... we have a wireless campus, students all have
> notebooks (and most take notes - or play games and pretend to take notes -
> on them already).  I would like to try out a web-based SRS that would
> utilize the existing infrastructure, rather than spending the $$$ for
> something that I may not actually like.
>
> Has anyone written something like this?  If not, I'll try to find time over
> the summer, but I have no interest in reinventing the wheel if it is already
> available.
>
> Gary Turner