Using Audience Response Systems Clickers For Interactive Learning

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Using Audience Response Systems (Clickers) For
InteractiveLearning

• Dr. Matthew J. La Force
• Engineering Sciences
• Clackamas Community College

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Talk Objectives

• Familiarize Audience with Response Devices
  (Clicker)
• Discuss viable options for clicker utilization
• Demonstrate applications of clickers for
  student/faculty assessment
• Plant the seed

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Talk Outline

• Pre-Talk Assessment (technology)
• Clicker Usage
• - Audience Survey
• Polling/Class Discussion
• Peer Discussion
• Formative Feedback
• Self Assessment
• Focused Student Learning
• Games and Activities
• Literature/Cost
• Future of Clickers
• Post Talk Assessment/Summary

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Do you feel that clickers are a viable option to
assess student learning outcomes?

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I saw your presentation about using response
cards (i.e., clickers) last year at the OACTE
meeting in Sunriver, OR.
Pre-Talk Assessment

• Yes
• No

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Have you used response cards (i.e., clickers)
before?
Pre-Talk Assessment

• Yes
• No

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What is your knowledge level of clicker
technology?
Pre-Talk Assessment

• Expert
• Intermediate
• Beginner
• Never used one

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Talk Outline

• Pre Talk Assessment (technology)
• Clicker Usage
• - Audience Survey
• Polling/Class Discussion
• Peer Discussion
• Formative Feedback
• Self Assessment
• Focused Student Learning
• Games and Activities
• Literature
• Future of clickers
• Post Talk Assessment/Summary

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Clicker Use

• Simple and easy to use
• Take attendance
• Guide lecture/Turn them on!
• -What did you not understand about the reading
  assignment?
• -Individualized participation points
• -Students drive lecture

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Tonights Lecture Topics YOUR DRIVING!

• Basic Hydraulics (Bernoulli's equation)
• Basic Disinfection (Chlorine gas)

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Salishan or Sunriver?
Audience Survey

• Salishan
• Sunriver

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I am happy?
Audience Survey

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I love my job?
Audience Survey

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I know someone who has been laid off during the
current recession?
Audience Survey

• Yes
• No

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I am looking forward to the end of this
term/semester?
Audience Survey

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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.
Audience Survey

• B.

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I have a student in class that dominates class
discussion?
Audience Survey

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I have a student in class that hardly
participates?
Audience Survey

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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Last Years Sun River 2008 Political PollWho do
you like as the next President?
Polling/Class Discussion

• Barack Obama 75
• John McCain 25

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A ________ sample consists of a collection of
individual samples collected at regular intervals
throughout the day.
Peer Discussion

• Composite
• Grab
• Weighted average
• Incremental

Sample collection
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A ________ sample consists of a collection of
individual samples collected at regular intervals
throughout the day.
Peer Discussion

• Composite
• Grab
• Weighted average
• Incremental

Sample collection
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In the process of reading the last question, I
gave away the answer with the tone of my voice?
Formative Instructor Feedback

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I am ending the polling before it is complete?
Formative Instructor Feedback

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I am talking too fast?
Formative Instructor Feedback

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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Todays objective to become proficient with
sample collection and statistical analysis has
been met.
Formative Instructor Feedback

• Strongly Agree 17
• Agree 33
• Neutral 25
• Disagree 17
• Strongly Disagree 8

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To improve my knowledge pertinent to the subject
matter, I would like to?
Formative Instructor Feedback

• Have the instructor provide more math/stats
  blackboard homework assignments
  10
• Have data available on the webpage in Excel to
  practice my analysis 80
• Have the instructor provide more blackboard
  reading assignments 10
• Have a quiz to review the subject matter
• None of the above
  0

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Talk Outline

• Pre-Talk Assessment (technology)
• Clicker Usage
• - Audience Survey
• Polling/Class Discussion
• Peer Discussion
• Formative Feedback
• Self Assessment
• Focused Student Learning
• Games and Activities
• Literature/Costs
• Future of Clickers
• Post Talk Assessment/Summary

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Chlorine, ozone and ultraviolet radiation are
commonly used in what water treatment process?
Student Faculty Self Assessment

• Disinfection
• Manganese and iron removal
• Oxidation processes
• Filter backwashing

Disinfection
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Self Assessment
Student Faculty Self Assessment
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I have performed basic algebra/trigonometry
within the last two months (60 days) ?
Student Assessment Survey

• Yes
• No

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A square is 3ft on a side, what is its area?

• DRAW
• Given
• Formula
• Solve

s 3ft A S X S or S2 A (3ft)2 A (3 ft)(3ft) A
9 ft2

• 12 ft2
• 6 ft3
• 6 ft2
• 9 ft2

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Summative Assessment

• Faculty gets post lecture assessment
• -How well did the students learn?
• -Were objectives met?
• Students get individualized assessment
• Strengths and weakness
• Focused study habits
• Builds confidence
• - I know this stuff!

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Cumulative Final Exam Review Jeopardy
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Microbial Growth/Death
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
Metabolism
200
200
200
200
400
400
400
400
600
600
600
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800
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800
800
1000
1000
1000
1000
FINAL JEOPARDY
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Fastest Responders (in seconds)
Participant 1 2.1 sec Participant 2 1.5
sec Participant 3 1.0 sec
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Groupwork/Teamwork

• Right Side 98
• Left Side 95

• Weekly competition
• Left side verse right side (based on seating)
• Adds seriousness to questions
• Fosters team/group work

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Clickers in the News

• 7 things you should know about clickers
• New for back-to school Clickers
• Classroom clickers make the grade
• No wrong answer Click it
• Best Ways for Professors to Use
  Student-Response Systems

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Clickers in Higher Education

• San Francisco State University http//academic.sfs
  u.edu/ar/at/tech_support/resp_sys/index.php
• Oregon State University
• http//oregonstate.edu/is/mediaservices/cs/new
• University of Washington
• http//depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/Bulletin/Clic
  kers.pdf
• The Ohio State University
• http//telr.osu.edu/clickers/resources/articles.h
  tmtexas
• Columbia University
• http//library.cpmc.columbia.edu/cere/web/faculty
  Dev/ars.cfm
• University of California Riverside
• http//cnc.ucr.edu/clickers/
• Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
  http//www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_r
  esources/technology/crs.htm

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Literature

• Clickers developed in 1998 by Professor Nelson
  Cue
• Robertson (2000)
• Ratto et. al (2002)
• Draper and Brown (2004)
• -2 yr, 300 students
• Bruff (2009) new book

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Talk Outline

• Pre-Talk Assessment (technology)
• Clicker Usage
• - Audience Survey
• Polling/Class Discussion
• Peer Discussion
• Formative Feedback
• Self Assessment
• Focused Student Learning
• Games and Activities
• Literature
• Future of Clickers
• Post Talk Assessment

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Future

• Polling without computer (handheld)
• Connect using wireless network/teleconference
• Student can send text message anonymously
• Students use IPod or other handheld device (cell
  phone?) for participation

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Talk Outline

• Pre talk assessment (technology)
• Clicker Usage
• - Audience Survey
• Polling/Class Discussion
• Peer Discussion
• Formative Feedback
• Self Assessment
• Focused Student Learning
• Games and Activities
• Literature
• Future of Clickers
• Post Talk Assessment/Summary

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Clickers Companies and Cost
Cost 895 32 clickers 1-866-746-3015

• Turning Point
• www.turningtechnologies.com/
• i Respond

Cost 1,000 30 clickers 1-888-325-6565 X 17
(Bill)
www.irespond.com/p/index.shtml
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Clickers Companies and Cost
Cost 1,495 24 clickers 1-800-530-0527

• einstruction
• www.einstruction.com/
• Qwizdom
• www.qwizdom.com/
• Renaissance Learning

Cost 1,500 24 clickers 1-877-794-9366
Cost 2,200 24 clickers 1-800-656-6740
www.renlearn.com/default.aspx
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Based on todays demonstration would you consider
using this technology in the classroom?
Post Lecture Assessment

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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Do you feel that clickers area viable option to
assess student learning outcomes?
Post Lecture Assessment

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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I want to purchase a clicker set right now?
Post Lecture Assessment

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree

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Conclusions

• Real time data
• Helps with evening lecture
• Works well for all student types
• Faculty and student assessment
• Fun!
• Turn on, Tune in, Drop out (T Leary)
• Turn on, Click in, Find Out
• Classroom Clickers Video/Newsclip
• Clickers in the Classroom

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References

• NEWSPAPER/ONLINE ARTICLES
• 1. Dye. L, 2005. Students Use Clickers to Help
  Guide College Lectures. ABCnews.com. from
  http//abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/Story?id
  727409page3)
• 2. Wired. 2005. No wrong answer click it. from
  http//www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/0
  5/67530
• 3. Wired 2005. Classroom clickers make the
  grade. from
• http//www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/200
  5/07/68086
• 4. A. Gilbert. 2005. New for back-to-school.
  Clickers. Cnet New.com. from
• http//www.news.com/New-for-back-to-school-clicke
  rs/2100-1041_3-5819171.html
• 5. Educause. 2005. 7 Things You Should Know
  About Clickers. from http//connect.educause.edu/L
  ibrary/ELI/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout/39379?time12
  07331568
• 6. Feldman. N. 2008. Classsroom clickers here to
  stay. The Daily of the University of Washington.
  from. http//thedaily.washington.edu/2008/4/10/cl
  assroom-clickers-here-stay/

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References

• JOURNAL ARTICLES
• 1. Draper, S. W. Brown, M. I. (2004).
  Increasing interactivity in lectures using an
  electronic voting system. Journal of Computer
  Assisted Learning, 20, 81-94. from
  http//www.psy.gla.ac.uk/steve/ilig/papers/draper
  brown.pdf
• 2. Fitch, James L. (2004). Student feedback in
  the college classroom A technology solution.
  Educational Technology Research and Development,
  52 (1), 71-81.
• 3. Liu, T. C., Wang, H.Y., Liang, J. K., Chan,
  T.W., Ko, H. W., Yang, J.C. (2003). Wireless
  and mobile technologies to enhance teaching and
  learning. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning,
  19 (3), 371-382. 
• 4. Ratto, M., Shapiro, R. B., Truong, T. M.,
  Griswold, W. G. (2003). The ActiveClass project
  Experiments in encouraging classroom
  participation. CSCL'03 Computer Support for
  Collaborative Learning 2003. from
  http//www.cs.ucsd.edu/wgg/Abstracts/activeclass-
  cscl03.pdf
• 5. Robertson, L.J. (2000). Twelve tips for using
  a computerized interactive audience response
  system. Medical Teacher, 22 (3), 237-239. from
• http//cidd.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/workshops/d
  ocumentation/twelvetips.pdf

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Todays objectives 1) familiarize Audience with
Response Devices (Clicker), 2) display viable
options for clicker utilization and 3)
demonstrate applications of clickers for
student/faculty assessment has been met?

• Strongly Agree
• Agree
• Neutral
• Disagree
• Strongly Disagree