1. Active Learning with Clickers Shiao-Chuan Kung, Ed.D. Educational Technologist, ICIT (212)772-4531 skung@hunter.cuny.edu

2. Clickers are…

3. Clickers are AKA…  audience response systems  wireless keypad response systems  classroom communication systems  electronic response systems  classroom response systems

4. What topic do you know the LEAST about? 1.Pedagogical problems that clickers can address. 2.What research says about clickers as educational tools. 3.Effective strategies/activities using clickers. 4.Challenges of using clickers.

5. Pedagogical problems clickers can address…  inability to assess prior knowledge before class  inability to assess comprehension during class  inability to get responses to sensitive questions  lack of active participation in large classes  poor attendance

6. Clickers can be used for…  Pre-Assessments: At the beginning of a semester or before a new topic What do students already know? What are students' misconceptions?  Mid-Topic Assessments: In the middle of lectures or before another concept Do they understand this principle? Can they connect this principle/idea to the previous one? Can they apply this concept? How is their thinking changing?  Post-Assessments: At the end of a semester, topic, or class session What is their overall conceptual framework? Can they synthesize the concepts to solve problems? How has their understanding changed? http://telr.osu.edu/clickers/teaching/guidelines.htm

7. Research suggests…  greater engagement  increased understanding of complex subject matter  increased interest and enjoyment  heightened discussion & interactivity  increased awareness of own understanding  increased teacher insight into student difficulties Fies & Marshall, 2006

8. Student achievement is due to… Active learning techniques

9. Effective questions… 1.Knowledge - Remembering facts, terms, concepts, definitions, principles 2.Comprehension - Explaining/interpreting the meaning of material 3.Application - Using a concept or principle to solve a problem 4.Analysis - Breaking material down into its component parts to see interrelationships/hierarchy of ideas 5.Synthesis - Producing something new or original from component parts 6.Evaluation - Making a judgment based on a pre- established set of criteria http://telr.osu.edu/clickers/teaching/guidelines.htm

10. Challenges using clickers…  creating good questions  more time-consuming—less content can be covered  good timing and pacing of class  classroom management—distribution & return of clickers, elevated noise level  give credit for participation?  clickers for taking attendance?  clickers for quizzes or exams?

11. To find out more…  7 Things You Should Know About Clickers http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/7ThingsYouShouldKnow/39379 http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/7ThingsYouShouldKnow/39379  Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm07/eqm0729.asp http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm07/eqm0729.asp  Designing Questions for Clickers http://telr.osu.edu/clickers/teaching/guidelines.htm http://telr.osu.edu/clickers/teaching/guidelines.htm  Classroom response systems bibliography http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs_biblio.htm http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs_biblio.htm  Student Response Systems at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/srs/faculty/index.cfmhttp://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/srs/faculty/index.cfm  EDUCAUSE Pocket Edition #4: Clickers (14:44 audio) http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/educausepocketeditio/1836 http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/educausepocketeditio/1836