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“to click or not to click”

“to click or not to click”. Presenters: Dave Rath & Lauri Sammartano. Using a Student Response System to Enhance Student Engagement, Interaction, and Learning. Rate your current knowledge of “Clickers”. No knowledge Little knowledge Some knowledge Knowledgeable.

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“to click or not to click”

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  1. “to click or not to click” Presenters: Dave Rath & Lauri Sammartano Using a Student Response System to Enhance Student Engagement, Interaction, and Learning

  2. Rate your current knowledge of “Clickers” • No knowledge • Little knowledge • Some knowledge • Knowledgeable

  3. Rate your feelings about the statement: “Asking students TO COMMENT anonymously CAN Help get more accurate information” • Agree • Disagree • Not sure

  4. RATE YOUR feelings about the statement: “Getting student input during a lecture helps keep their interest” • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree • Not sure

  5. Rate your feelings about the statement: “Collecting real-time data during a lecture can help make the lecture more effective” • Agree • Disagree • Not sure

  6. What is PRS Technology? • Combination of software and hardware: • Hardware • Receiver • Clickers • Software • Create questions • Display results • Tabulate results • Send to grade book if quiz

  7. What Can You Do With PRS? • Take attendance • Review concepts • Provide low-stake quizzes • Review perceptions and misconceptions • Record responses • Collect data • Provide feedback

  8. Who is Doing PRS? • Faculty • Increase interaction • Tap into ‘millenialists’ love of technology • Ensure understanding of fundamental concepts • Motivation • Engagement

  9. What Makes PRS Unique? • Gives faculty ability to fine tune instruction based on student responses • “just-in-time teaching” • Results can be saved • Semester long analysis • Potential for curriculum development • Assessment?

  10. Why is PRS Significant? • Easy to adopt technology to enhance learning • Easy to use • Faculty • Evaluate mastery of concepts • Gauge opinion on issues • Catalyze debate/discussion • Student • Validate their own learning • Fun

  11. What are the Downsides? • Cost • Incorrect use • Poor questions • Intimidation • Use to replace good teaching • Turn classroom into game show

  12. Where is the PRS Technology Going? • Broad applications • Simple • Any setting • Any discipline • Tap into cell phone technology • Transmit • Download and save results

  13. Implications for Teaching and Learning • Can facilitate • Interaction • Engagement • Small group discussion • Provide immediate feedback • Identify misconceptions

  14. EXAMPLES

  15. How many students have been a member of a labor union?

  16. How many of your parents have been a member of a Labor Union?

  17. Rate your knowledge about labor unions?

  18. What are your feelings about labor unions?

  19. What do you think of clickers now? • LOVE IT • LIKE IT • INDIFFERENT • DO NOT LIKE IT • WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

  20. Would you like to have more information on “clickers” in the future • Yes I would • No thanks • Not sure yet

  21. Could you see incorporating “clickers” in your lecture sometime in the future • Definitely • Perhaps • No, never !

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