Technical Theatre Quiz

Aims

Students will learn about the chosen topic. They will also develop their research skills, and learn to present and share information in a playful manner.

Key Information

Number of learners	1-100. This activity is scalable to large numbers of students; the introductory lecture can be done with all students, and then the quiz sessions can be in sub-groups of up to 20.
Number of staff	1 teacher
ECTS Credits (if applicable)	1 ECTS

Learning process

X	Lecture/seminar	Lecture, presentation, discussion (face-to-face or online)
	Making project	Making a model, mock-up, plan or design (physical or digital)
	Performance project	Making a performance or demonstration (live or mediated)
X	Records and Archives	Interviews, photographs and videos of artefacts, annotating archives, creating learning materials (physical or digital)
	Independent study	Reading, researching, analysing and evaluating learning materials (physical or digital) in groups or alone

Type of learner

X	Student of technical theatre
X	Student of theatre design, architecture
X	Student of theatre arts
	Professional
	Researcher
	General public

What You Will Need

Duration and schedule

Teacher preparation: 4 hours

Session 1: 2 hours

Students: 6-10 hours homework / preparation

Session 2: 2-3 hours, depending on the group size.

Room or type of space

The activity can be done online, or in a classroom.

Equipment

In the classroom you will need a projector or screen where you can display the online quiz platform.

Students will need their mobile phones or a tablet or laptop.

Materials (consumables)

None.

Learning resources (books, websites)

An online quiz platform such as https://kahoot.com.

Process

Preparation

Prepare a topic (such as sound, lighting, theatre architecture) and give an introductory lecture.

Prepare a range of sub-topics (one for each student or pair of students).

Ensure you are familiar with the quiz platform you have chosen.

The learning activity

In the first session, give the introductory lecture on the chosen topic.

Set students the task to prepare in advance:

Using the chosen quiz platform, design a quiz with at least 20 questions about the topic. Think about the precise questions and 4 different answers for each question, one of which is correct and the other three wrong.

Take care the questions cover the whole topic, and think about the order of the questions – start with something easy and then get harder. Think about how long to give for each question, and collecting points (and a winner’s prize?). Provide one or two fun facts, include some historic pictures, and at least one quote.

In the second session, play the quiz.

Assessment and feedback

The quiz format has feedback built in, because students know if they have scored well or not. Additionally, you could play the quiz again after a week and see if the students’ scores rise.

Our Experience

Tips

Play a quiz-game before starting to explain the task, so that students understand the format. This could be one you have created yourself, or one you find online.

If you have time, give each student or pair of students feedback on their quiz, before it is played by the group. This will help sharpen the “dramaturgy” of the questions, the question methods used, and the range of possible answers. You will also be able to suggest other sources of information they can base their questions on.

Additional information and resources

Students of the Canon project doing a quiz:

Credits

This learning method was made by:	Franziska Ritter
Institution:	Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)