Kevin Owens

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Roadmap to the Successful Implementation of
Student Response Systems in the Classroom
Kevin Owens Regional Sales Manager Turning
Technologies, LLC 1-866-746-3015
www.turningtechnologies.com
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Seven Critical Elements for Successfully
Implementing SRS

• Building Awareness
• Software Training
• Developing pedagogical expertise
• Helping Students maximize their technology
  investment
• Technical Support
• Collaboration sharing best practices
• Additional Value maximizing use of response
  system outside the classroom

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Please rank in order of importance to you

• Building Awareness
• Software Training
• Developing pedagogical expertise
• Helping Students maximize their technology
  investment
• Technical Support
• Collaboration sharing best practices
• Additional Value maximizing use of response
  system outside the classroom

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Which applies to you?

• Faculty
• Classroom Support
• Instructional Technology
• Adminstration
• Other

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Stakeholders in SRS Implementation

• Students
• Faculty
• Support Staff
• Instructional Technology Departments
• Administration
• Bookstore

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Stages of Implementation

• Pre-Semester
• Beginning of the semester
• Middle and end of the semester

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Pre-Semester Preparation

• Professional Development
• Communicate to faculty the benefits of SRS and
  applications for use
• Coordinate and schedule onsite training from
  vendor
• Select and train personnel to conduct workshops
• Encourage demonstrations throughout campus to
  increase awareness

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Pre-Semester Preparation

• Technical and Logistics
• Contact Faculty to see how many will use
• Install SRS software and receivers in classrooms
• Setup distribution mechanism for students
  (Bookstore, e-commerce, university purchase)
• Train support staff so that they can troubleshoot
  common user issues

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Pre-Semester Preparation

• Provide instructors with suggested instructions
  in syllabus (ie. registration options, lifetime
  use, where to purchase, support contact)
• Set-up a website to answer FAQ and direct to best
  practices/support

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Pre-Semester Preparation

• Ongoing Support
• Organize your staff to create support groups for
  students and instructors
• Create a listserve to establish an informal forum
  for discussing the use of SRS

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Beginning of the Semester - Introducing and
Training Stakeholders

• Second Wave of Communication regarding workshops
  and training
• Deliver demonstrations at faculty meetings
• Communicate to users the support contact (for
  faculty and students)
• Communicate resources available regarding best
  practices (website/listserve)

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Middle and End of Semester

• Assessment of Effectiveness
• Proactively seek input from faculty regarding how
  they are using the technology and share with
  others
• Survey students to measure satisfaction/gather
  feedback
• Compare results of surveys to learn what
  practices result in highest satisfaction

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Middle and End of Semester

• Building User Communities
• Users Conferences
• List Serve
• Future Planning Considerations
• Student Internship Program

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Program to Consider

• Student Internship Program
• Position Summary Introduce and assist faculty
  members in the successful implementation of SRS
  in the classroom
• Principle Responsibilities Conduct regularly
  scheduled informational workshops for faculty.
  Keep daily office hours to assist in individual
  faculty support.

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Maximizing Use of SRS outside classroom

• Faculty Senate Meetings
• Department Meetings
• Administration Meetings
• Student orientations
• Alumni banquets
• Student Government
• Conferences
• Any Presentations on Campus

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Take Advantage of Capabilities/Offerings of SRS

• Online Classrooms
• Remote Polling
• Braille/Vibrating clickers
• Utilization of virtual clicker
• Distribution Options
• LMS Integration

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Please rank in order of importance to you

• Building Awareness
• Software Training
• Developing pedagogical expertise
• Helping Students maximize their technology
  investment
• Technical Support
• Collaboration sharing best practices
• Additional Value maximizing use of response
  system outside the classroom

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Q A
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Our Resources for Best Practices/Users Community

• Learning Community - http//www.turningtechnologie
  s.com/audienceresponsecommunity.cfm
• Users Conference Podcasts-http//www.turningtechn
  ologies.com/tpuc.cfm
• Case Studies-http//www.turningtechnologies.com/au
  dienceresponsecommunity/casestudies.cfm
• Best Practices- http//www.turningtechnologies.com
  /audienceresponsecommunity/bestpractices.cfm

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List of Direct Links to university clicker
websites

• http//telr.osu.edu/clickers/index.htm
• http//www.wku.edu/teaching/booklets/clickers.ht
  ml
• http//www.d.umn.edu/itss/classroom/srs_faculty_p
  rep.html
• http//www.celt.iastate.edu/TurningPoint/StudentG
  uide.html
• http//online.rit.edu/faculty/tools/srs/by_exampl
  e/index.cfm

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List of Direct Links to university clicker
websites (continued)

• http//itg.yale.edu/
• http//ubit.buffalo.edu/ubclicks/
• http//www4.uwm.edu/ltc/srs/
• http//www.csuchico.edu/classrms/clickers/index.s
  html

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Thank You!
Kevin Owens Regional Sales Manager Turning
Technologies, LLC 1-866-746-3015
www.turningtechnologies.com