Xorro News https://www.xorro.com/posts/category/news/ Engage & Involve your Audience Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:37:52 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.xorro.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-Xorro-X-Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Xorro News https://www.xorro.com/posts/category/news/ 32 32 163441511 “E-Learning Tools to Facilitate Instruction of a Large Enrollment Structural Engineering Course” https://www.xorro.com/posts/e-learning-tools-to-facilitate-instruction-of-a-large-enrollment-structural-engineering-course/ Wed, 28 Aug 2019 03:05:19 +0000 https://www.xorro.com/?p=8916 A significant challenge in teaching large civil engineering courses is engaging and providing feedback to students in a meaningful and timely manner. This paper presents a solution that uses e-learning tool Xorro-Q in the successful instruction of a Structures II course of 250+ second year students since 2016 at a research-intensive university in New Zealand.

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]]> 8916 Peer Assessment now available through Xorro-Q for team based learning and project work https://www.xorro.com/posts/enhancing-teams-peer-assessment-now-available-through-xorro-q/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:35:27 +0000 https://www.xorro.com/?p=8624 Xorro-Q has released a new Peer Assessment module which helps educators and instructors use peer feedback to support team-based learning and improve group projects and student team outcomes.

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]]> 8624 Reporting Frequency (Text and Numeric questions) https://www.xorro.com/posts/frequency-charts/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:14:13 +0000 https://www.xorro.com/?p=8266 When asking an "open" question such as a text response or numeric response question, instant assessment of responses can pose challenges in a live setting. Xorro-Q collates respondents' use of key "terms" to instantly interpret a large group's response to these question types. A frequency chart allows the instructor to immediately confirm what proportion of the group is correctly answering the question, and see which terms are being used inappropriately.

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]]> 8266 New Gradebook simplifies course management in Xorro-Q https://www.xorro.com/posts/new-gradebook-simplifies-tracking/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:55:11 +0000 https://www.xorro.com/?p=8250 Xorro has added a new course summary tool, “Gradebook”, to its range of engagement reports for facilitators. Gradebook provides the […]

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]]> 8250 Making it clearer with Prefixes & Suffixes https://www.xorro.com/posts/making-clearer-prefixes-suffixes/ Wed, 03 May 2017 02:39:13 +0000 https://www.xorro.com/?p=8258 Through the first semester of 2017 facilitators started using the prefix and suffix functionality for numeric questions (released March 2017). […]

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]]> 8258 Student Response Systems enable student-centered teaching https://www.xorro.com/posts/student-response-systems-enable-student-centered-teaching/ Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:17:41 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5336 Recently we followed up with Dr Michael Rehm from University of Auckland’s  Business School, on how he uses student response […]

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]]> 5336 New Xorro Workbook 2.2 Supports PDF Import https://www.xorro.com/posts/new-xorro-workbook-2-2-supports-pdf-import/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:06:50 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5333 This week Xorro releases version 2.2 of its Workbook whiteboarding software, co-branded Alphateach in the UK and Europe. The new version includes features such as PDF import, enhanced design of the ruler tool, added grid functions and much more.

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]]> 5333 Interns Prepare Course Content in Xorro-Q https://www.xorro.com/posts/interns-prepare-course-content-in-xorro-q/ Wed, 27 Jan 2016 05:01:06 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5330 This summer, the University of Auckland Department of Civil Engineering has supplied eight student interns to work with Xorro on developing […]

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]]> 5330 Hotspots and Heatmap Visualisations https://www.xorro.com/posts/hotspots-and-heatmaps/ Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:49:26 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5327 A few weeks back, the Xorro team released heat map visualisation for Xorro-Q's hotspot questions. This enables a much clearer interpretation of the many thousands of data points contributed by an audience to a live hot spot question.

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]]> 5327 New label questions add flexibility and speed https://www.xorro.com/posts/new-label-questions-add-flexibility-and-speed-2/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 04:44:00 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5323 In September Xorro quietly released Label questions for the Xorro-Q audience assessment platform. Label questions provide a flexible and fast assessment tool suited to any topic.

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]]> 5323 Xorro Workbook 2 arrives: Get it here! https://www.xorro.com/posts/xorro-workbook-2-arrives-get-it-here-2/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 05:41:45 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5320 This week, after months of beta testing and progressive improvements of Workbook 2, Xorro finally released this latest version (2.0) of the powerful whiteboarding software Workbook (alternately branded Alphateach).

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]]> 5320 Assessing Instant Questions lifts in-class engagement https://www.xorro.com/posts/assessing-instant-questions-lifts-in-class-engagement/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:36:18 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5316 We know that regularly asking "instant" questions in class is a sure-fire way of lifting and sustaining engagement. Now, using Xorro-Q, assessing instant questions has become easy - even in class. Students' responses to instant questions can be automatically rewarded: either by assessing them for correctness or by recognising the contributor through participation points.

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]]> 5316 Q’s Numeric and Text Questions become Tolerant https://www.xorro.com/posts/qs-numeric-and-text-questions-become-tolerant/ Wed, 20 May 2015 04:54:58 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5312 One of the compromises in automatically assessed numeric (and text) response questions is that they demand exact responses from participants.  For […]

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]]> 5312 Free access to Xorro-Q https://www.xorro.com/posts/xorro-free-access/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 03:54:04 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5310 From 1 January 2015, all users - both facilitators and participants - have full access to Xorro-Q for free.

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]]> 5310 Xorro offers Free Algebra Question Banks https://www.xorro.com/posts/xorro-offers-free-algebra-question-banks/ Sat, 21 Feb 2015 03:23:24 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5306 We have created and uploaded 2800 linear equations problems (in five levels of difficulty) and 2095 problems around factorising and expanding quadratic equations (in 7 levels of difficulty). These fully assessed resources are shared globally in your Q-Bank. It’s free for any educator to use. They make great quiz or practice tools for any student!

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]]> 5306 Instant Hotspots sharpen assessment and engagement https://www.xorro.com/posts/instant-hotspots-sharpen-assessment-and-engagement/ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:47:55 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5303 Just as you'd expect from a Xorro "instant hotspot" question, no preparation is required whatsoever. When the relevant image is on display - perhaps in a slide show, or maybe within a paused video - the Facilitator "asks" the instant hotspot question by clicking a single button in the Q-Launcher toolbar. Participants receive the image in a response form on their devices. A second later, the participant "clicks" start appearing on the Facilitator's screen....

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]]> 5303 Xorro-Q adds free learning activities to BYOD classrooms & lecture theaters https://www.xorro.com/posts/xorro-q-adds-free-learning-activities-to-byod-classrooms-lecture-theaters/ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:38:09 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5301 Xorro has released free access for school educators to its gamification and real-time assessment solution, Xorro-Q.

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]]> 5301 Xorro wins research grant linking audience engagement to learning outcomes https://www.xorro.com/posts/xorro-wins-research-grant-linking-audience-engagement-to-learning-outcomes/ Thu, 19 Feb 2015 04:35:51 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5299 Following the debut in mid 2014 of Xorro's faculty-wide engagement dashboards, the kiwi edtech innovator has been awarded a $90,000 grant...

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]]> 5299 Audiences build instant wordclouds https://www.xorro.com/posts/audiences-build-instant-wordclouds/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 03:38:54 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5296 Xorro-Q's wordcloud algorithm filters for the most relevant content, and scales this to reflect frequency of use within the audience. Words are then assessed for size and fit, and positioned dynamically on the wordcloud. The cloud recalculates every few seconds, resulting in a dynamic, visually exciting output which responds instantly to audience feedback.

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]]> 5296 Social leverage enhances in-class participation https://www.xorro.com/posts/social-leverage-enhances-in-class-participation/ Mon, 08 Sep 2014 02:03:41 +0000 http://wp.xorro.com/?p=5294 We make it easy, fun and completely risk-free to answer a question. Using this, Facilitators can easily motivate their audience to get involved.

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