clickers - october 2012
DESCRIPTION
Clickers are also known as Audience Response systems and are used in a variety of ways, with aims such as increasing engagement, allowing students to answer questions in class anonymously, to check understanding of concepts, or to start group discussions. In this session we look at examples of the use of Clickers, explore reported benefits and challenges related to some of their uses, and ensure that you know how you could get started using these systems (for example Optivote and TurningPoint) at Edge Hill University. Session notes are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MQlmJUVxGxM8RManLc4u77QlZ7yErwfTbBjNT7xXLic/editTRANSCRIPT
Using Clicker Systems for Classroom Interactivity
What faculty do you work in?
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Examples of Names
• 26 terms used in the literature (Kay, 2008), most commonly:– Audience Response Systems– Personal Response Systems– Electronic Voting Systems– Student Response Systems– Classroom Communication Systems– Classroom Response Systems– Electronic Response Systems– Clickers
Examples of Uses – 1. Peer Instruction
• Issues with understanding of concepts in Physics class. • Video of Peer Instruction in action• Pre-lecture reading, ConcepTests, Discussions
Examples of Uses – 2. Attention
• Edge Hill Inductions• Most simple use• Ask questions throughout the lecture
and give correct answer• Aim is to try to maintain attention
• Kay and LeSage (2009) literature review• Classroom (attendance, attention, anonymity)• Learning (interaction and discussion,
contingent teaching, learning performance and quality)
• Assessment (feedback, formative, compare)
Effects of use in HE
• Technology (remembering kit, systems failing)• Teacher-based (responding, coverage,
question writing)• Student-based (new method, discussions,
summative assessment)
Challenges to use in HE
• Handsets– Optivote, TurningPoint, ActivExpression at EHU– Contact [email protected] to book
• Mobile Phones– TurningPoint ResponseWare– Socrative, ActivEngage– Building block available for Blackboard mobile
Different Tools
Also
– Setting up slides for TurningPoint and Optivote.– eShare guides – Optivote, TurningPoint
Hands On