Clickers

Clickers or Student Response Systems

OTAN Video about "Clickers" at MiraCosta Community College http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&catid=33160#clickers

Classroom Assessment Techniques with "Clickers" http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ClickersandCATsUsingLearnerRes/219138

Derek Bruff's Teaching with Classroom Response Systems, and his associated blog http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/

Student Response Systems Get Smarter, from Tech and Learning (September 18, 2008)
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196605443

Clickers Rule!, from Tech and Learning (November 15, 2007) http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604803\

- Original Message -

From: The Technology and Distance Learning Discussion List "Bennett, Gina" Monday, June 21, 2010 10:44:43 AM Subject: [Tech & DL 2753] re: Classroom response system and other Teaching Tech

We have been using clickers for the past 2 years. We use them in a fairly low-tech way; i.e. we have them available as a class set that can be loaned out by the teacher & they are set to always answer anonymously. This arrangement completely eliminates the barriers to use for the student. We don’t use them a lot but we have found that they are especially useful for a couple of different applications. They are great when used to liven a somewhat dull class: for example, the nurses who teach anatomy & physiology find that their students are able to persevere longer & better master that material which just has to be memorized & drilled. In this case, the clickers enable a competitive aspect & introduce an element of fun.

The other stellar use of clickers is to encourage interaction during the study of material that may be very sensitive. When teaching a workshop on safe sex practices, discussing issues around race, or helping students learn the warning signs of depression, clickers that are set to ‘anonymous feedback’ transform the learning experience.

Gina Bennett Education / Technology Centre (ETC) College of the Rockies Cranbrook, BC