1. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Purdue's System-Wide Deployment of a Classroom Response System Presented by: Francoise Bachelder Steven Lichti Robert French Purdue University

2. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Opinion Survey

3. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Lack of Communication and Interaction in a Large Classroom In a large lecture hall the only means of communication for an instructor is to lecture hoping that his students will follow his explanations and not fall asleep

4. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies No communication Sometimes the instructor will ask questions and some students will raise their hands, but who wants to be noticed in a large classroom by the instructor (or worse by the other students!).

5. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Passive learning There is no communication between the instructor and the students. The process of passive learning is in place and even a very talented instructor finds it difficult to know if the students understand the concepts he is presenting to them.

6. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Create interaction What is necessary in a large classroom is to create an interaction between the students and the instructor. The CPS system creates a new way of communication that facilitates active learning.

7. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Using clickers By using clickers, the students do not have to raise their hand to answer questions. They just press on a button and automatically the instructor can see if the students understood or not.

8. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Professor Elmore in his Physics classroom

9. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Advantage for the students It is an advantage for the students because they are not singled out in the class.

10. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Advantage for the instructor It is an advantage for the instructor because it is a way of getting a diagnostic on the overall understanding of the class (histogram).

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12. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Group discussion It is up to the instructor to decide if he wants to use the system with the students using the clickers individually or have group discussions before using them.

13. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies “Acting” an answer If the students “act” on answering a question even if it is only pressing a button it is making them do more than “think” about a possible answer.

14. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Feedback for the instructor The system also provides an instructor with a powerful knowledge of the classes general knowledge, the weaknesses that need to be cover again and the new concepts that can be approached.

15. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Diagnostic the knowledge By using the clickers at certain periods during the class the instructor can stay in tune with the understanding and move on or go back.

16. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Active learning Many students may see the use of clickers as only to be tested and get a grade, it is important to change this perception and show them that the main advantage of using the system for them is to be active in their own learning process.

17. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Engagement Learning occurs when the students instead of answering automatically a question without thinking, engage in reasoning and talking the answer.

18. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies New Teaching Model When using group discussions and using clickers the focus changes but the interactions among the students and the instructors can be more creative.

19. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Learning Tool The students realize that it is not another way of being tested but it is designed to help them understand difficult concepts and participate to their own learning process.

20. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Success Participating in the learning process is an achievement that technologies like response systems offer, and will make a learning system a success.

21. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Quiz!

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23. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Terminology eInstruction – a company headquartered in Denton, Texas CPS – “Classroom Performance System,” the audience response system made by eInstruction CPSOnline – the online component of CPS.

24. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Components Hardware Software CPSOnline TIC – Technology in the Classroom Response Pad CPS RF Receiver

25. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Standard Purdue Classroom Computer Wireless Mouse Single or Dual Projection USB Extension Cable CPSRF Receiver capable of supporting 1000 simultaneous users

26. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies System-wide Deployment Adoption of a single system –Minimize student costs –Minimize barriers to faculty use –Maximize the ability of ITaP to support classroom response systems

27. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Current State of Deployment ~50 Instructors ~11000 Students 207 TIC Sites (Classrooms w/Technology) WebCT Vista Integration –CPSOnline class creation and student signup –Gradebook integration: one-click upload of grades into Vista Grade Book –For the future: integration with question database & Blackboard

28. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies System Architecture Students logon to WebCT Vista class or eInstruction web site, register their pad, and sign up for a CPSOnline class Students pad number and CPSOnline username and password registered on eInstruction database and student is enrolled in CPSOnline class Instructor imports CPSOnline class containing students into CPS software

29. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Future Developments New Response Pads in Fall ’06 – LCD screens, auto-join New software version (4.0)

30. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies CMS Integration Single point of contact Setup of testing environment –WebCT server code must be tested in dev, qa and production environments Testing area on eInstruction servers WebCT Vista and eInstruction have different architectures

31. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Student privacy issues CPSOnline stores student data –Username, personal info –Grades (if uploaded outside WebCT) Eventual goal: bypass CPSOnline and have communication only between client software and WebCT –Make eInstruction at Purdue available only via WebCT

32. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Quiz !

33. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Training Workshops –Initially demo only –Move to include more hands-on and advanced features –Hands-on is desirable, but no receiver is available at attendee workstation Create sample databases and distribute Install on laptops

34. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Training Manual –Had to make our own. Separate manuals for CPS software, reports & gradebook –Include WebCT Vista and non-WebCT procedures –Next rewrite to include research procedures (anonymous polling, IRB, disclaimer, release forms, CPS 4.0 direct export to SPSS)

35. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Training Handouts –Must have User’s Manuals for Vista and non- Vista versions –Student pad registration –Pad replacement –Pad usage Handouts and manuals posted online for download

36. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Training Link to version of CPS software currently running in labs and instructional sites –Software is not always backwardly compatible – databases will be updated –Discourage downloading from eInstruction web site –Must communicate software upgrades –Troubleshoot problems from failure to upgrade

37. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Instructor Concerns Learning Curve How to use effectively in class –Can slow teaching, especially in the beginning –Technical problems kill enthusiasm

38. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Typical Consulting Issues Vista class creation –Registration link title is not name of CPSOnline class –Additional signup links in the same Vista section point to the same CPSOnline class –If instructor has previously created a CPSOnline class via the web using his/her Vista username, that username will be incremented when using Vista

39. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Typical Consulting Issues Students in multiple sections of the same class that share one WebCT Vista section will be enrolled in one large CPSOnline class when registering via Vista Non-Vista student ID’s - If entered incorrectly, students themselves must change! –Instructors can change in the software, but time consuming! Student passwords – can’t change in Vista

40. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Typical Consulting Issues Loaner Pads – no provision for “dummy” students in Vista. –Instructors have to add them in themselves online –CPS v. 4.0 (beta) will not accept loaner pads not registered in Vista! Pad replacement –Instructors need to be reminded to sync the class

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42. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies Opinion Survey

43. ITaP Teaching & Learning Technologies End and Questions Thank you for attending!