1. Immediate response systems
GSR 989

2. Outline
Why?
TurningPoint Clickers
Tips and Tricks
Alternatives

3. Why?
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4. Why? Students know immediately whether they are correct
(Micheletto, 2013)

5. Why?
Comfort for struggling students (Micheletto, 2013)

6. Why?
As the instructor, you can track which students are struggling and provide additional support
(Micheletto, 2013)

7. Why?
Participation and engagement
(Micheletto, 2013)

8. Why?
Immediate feedback to instructor

9. In your opinion, which is the #1 greatest reason to use student response systems?
Immediate feedback to students
Comfort for struggling students
Ability to track students
Participation
Immediate feedback to instructor

10. What are your top 3 reasons?
Immediate feedback to students
Comfort for struggling students
Ability to track students
Participation
Immediate feedback to instructor

11. TurningPoint Clickers
Usask has a partnership with Turning Technologies
Receivers installed in many rooms
Students can buy clicker devices from Campus Computer store—trade in after graduation
Students can buy license to use an app instead of a clicker device
Students register clicker on PAWS

12. TurningPoint Clickers
Integrates easily into PowerPoint slideshows
Good for asking multiple choice, true/false, numeric, and ranking questions
To get set up
visit: clickers.usask.ca
and/or Tyson Brown at ICT:

13. Tips and Tricks “I have no clue” True/false confidence level
Data slicing
Anonymous
Peer instruction

14. Which is NOT a nickname for Saskatoon?
Hub City
Paris of the Prairies
River City
POW City
Science City
I have no clue
Potash, Oil, Wheat

15. The University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1905
True w/ high confidence
True w/ low confidence
False w/ high confidence
False w/ low confidence

16. What is your age?
30 or under
Over 30

17. Who is your favourite James Bond?
Daniel Craig
Pierce Brosnan
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Timothy Dalton

18. Do you support “doctor assisted death” for the terminally ill?
Yes No
Unsure

19. A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage. There is a boat that can fit himself plus either the wolf, the goat, or the cabbage. If the wolf and the goat are alone, the wolf will eat the goat. If the goat and the cabbage are alone, the goat will eat the cabbage. In order for the farmer to get all three across, which are the first two items he must take across?
Wolf, then goat
Wolf, then cabbage
Goat, then wolf
Goat, then cabbage
Cabbage, then goat
Cabbage, then wolf
Farmer takes Goat across (leaving Wolf and Cabbage behind)
Farmer returns alone
Farmer takes Wolf across
Farmer returns with Goat
* We now have the Farmer, the Cabbage and the Goat on one side and the Wolf on the other side
Farmer takes Cabbage across
Farmer takes Goat across
You have 30 seconds to answer!

20. Alternatives Learning Catalytics Socrative Today’s Meet Twitter
Google Forms and Docs
Students holding up answer cards / whiteboards
Today’s Meet great for think, pair, share

21. Summary Go to todaysmeet.com/GSR989 and answer the question:
What is one new and exciting thing you learned about using immediate response systems in teaching?