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Click It 2 Stick It!. Effective Use of Audience Response Systems in Library Instruction. presented by Cathy Palmer, Head of Education and Outreach, University of California, Irvine. What are we going to learn today?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Click It 2 Stick It!Effective Use of Audience
Response Systems in Library Instruction
May 3, 2008 LOEX Annual Conference 1
presented byCathy Palmer, Head of Education and Outreach, University of California, Irvine
What are we going to learn today?
• How/why UC Irvine librarians incorporated an ARS into an existing lesson plan
• Did the use of an ARS impact student learning?
• Suggested Best Practices for use of an ARS
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Let’s get warmed up.
1. Turn the clickers on. It’s the bottom button.2. To vote, press the letter that indicates the
response you wish to make.3. The green light will flash briefly when your
vote registers.4. The receiver will only count your vote once.5. And you can’t change your mind after you
select a response!May 3, 2008 LOEX Annual Conference 3
Have you ever used an ARS before?
A=YesB=No
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How have you used an ARS?
A=I’ve used an ARS while teaching a class.B=I’ve seen an ARS used for teaching.C=I’ve used an ARS to run a meeting or as part
of a presentation, either as the facilitator or as a participant.
D=I’ve heard about an ARS, but never used one.E=ARS? What’s an ARS?
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What do you want to hear about first today?
A=How/why UC Irvine librarians incorporated an ARS into an existing lesson plan.
B=Did the use of an ARS impact student learning?
C=What are the best practices for using an ARS?
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Why did we decide to experiment with the use of an ARS?
• Opportunity to refresh the content of a standard session
• Opportunity to incorporate an new active learning technique
• Technology was in use in other classes on campus
• Desire to improve student learning
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Benefits of ARS Use
• Provide immediate feedback • Focus student attention• Identify and correct gaps in understanding
or knowledge• Enhance student engagement• Highly rated by students
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How we used the ARS in W39C
1. As an icebreaker
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Rate your library research skills.
A. I'm an expert user of libraries.B. I can usually find what I need without too
much trouble.C. I wouldn't mind some help using the library. D. I don't feel very confident about my ability to
use the library.E. I'm completely clueless about how to use
library resources and services.May 3, 2008 LOEX Annual Conference 10
How we used the ARS in W39C
1. As an icebreaker
2. To provide an overview of the session content
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What are you most interested in learning today?
A. I want to know how to get help. B. I want to learn how to find scholarly articles
on my topic.C. I want a general overview of the library’s
services and resources.D. I'd like to know how to find books.E. I want to understand how library research
can help me chose a topic.May 3, 2008 LOEX Annual Conference 12
How we used the ARS in W39C
1. As an icebreaker2. To provide and overview of the session
content3. As a way to test the ability to apply the
content covered in the session
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Spring, 2008 Botany of Desire 14
Who knows their databases?
Time to Play
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A. Academic Search Complete
B. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
C. Thomas
D. United States Papers
E. ANTPAC
Author: Jory Clockey and Henry HammerTitle: Sustainable environments Publisher: San Luis Video Publishing and Group Four Teleproductions, 2004Summary: This video defines sustainability and then explores how sustainable systems, or loops, work in the natural world. Uses real life examples to illustrate how sustainability can be applied to agriculture, landscapes, and life-styles.
Spring, 2008 Botany of Desire 16
Author: Goodell, JeffTitle: “The Ethanol Scam"Source: The Rolling Stone, August 9, 2007Abstract: The author asserts that politicians are high on turning corn into fuel — but ethanol not only hurts the environment, it's also one of America's biggest political boondoggles.
A. Academic Search Complete
B. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
C. Thomas
D. United States Papers
E. ANTPAC
Spring, 2008 Botany of Desire 17
A. Academic Search Complete
B. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
C. Thomas
D. United States Papers
E. ANTPAC
Authors: Lieberman, Sarah and Tim GrayTitle: “The So-Called ‘Moratorium’ on the Licensing of New Genetically Modified (GM) Products by the European Union 1998-2004: A Study in Ambiguity"Source: Environmental Politics 15.4 (2006):592-609.Abstract: The authors offer three different interpretations of the European Union’s moratorium on approval of new licenses for genetically modified food.
Impact of an ARS on Student Learning Outcome
Did our use of an ARS in a library session taught for a freshman writing class have an impact on student learning outcomes?
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Research Methodology
Compare the results of student performance on the standard library session evaluation “quiz” between classes where clickers were used and classes where clickers weren’t used.
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What was necessary to make this work?
• Access to student performance data• Articulated and agreed upon student
learning outcomes for the research skills session
• Use of the clickers to reinforce concepts covered in the evaluation
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Student Learning Objective for W39C Library Research Skills Session
Students will understand that they have avariety of information resources available tothem and that each resource has strengthsand weaknesses. They will be challenged toanswer the question "Why use this resourcerather than that resource?"
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Can you predict the outcome?
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In the classes that used clickers,
A. Student performance improved dramatically on all questions.
B. Student performance improved on most questions.C. Student performance was the same between the
classes that used them and the classes that didn’t. D. Student performance declined on most questions.E. Student performance declined dramatically on all
questions.
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Cathy Palmer's resultsSpring, 2008 No Clickers
Total evaluations: 96 36
Choose the best resource Correct
To find a book 42%To find scholarly and popular articles 58%
To find scholarly articles 69%
Get help 50%
To find an electronic copy 64%
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Cathy Palmer's resultsSpring, 2008 No Clickers
Used Clickers
Total evaluations: 96 36 40
Choose the best resource Correct
Correct
To find a book 42%To find scholarly and popular articles 58%
To find scholarly articles 69%
Get help 50%
To find an electronic copy 64% 68%
75%
63% 75% 83%
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Overall resultsSpring, 2008 No Clickers
Used Clickers
Total evaluations: 862 570 292
Choose the best resource Correct
Correct
To find a book 55%To find scholarly and popular articles 61%
To find scholarly articles 68%
Get help 67%
To find an electronic copy 59%
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Overall resultsSpring, 2008 No Clickers
Used Clickers
Total evaluations: 862 570 292
Choose the best resource Correct
Correct
To find a book 55% 54%To find scholarly and popular articles 61% 71%
To find scholarly articles 68% 80%
Get help 67% 73% To find an electronic copy 59% 65%
What students told us about using the clickers during the presentation
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Added an interesting element 45 48%
Helped focus my attention 24 25%
Neutral 14 15%
Didn’t add much in my opinion
5 5%
Found them distracting 7 7%
94 100%
What did the students like?
What parts of the presentation helped you the most?
• Clickers focused my attention• clicking through the cite [sic] with her • clickers helped the class participate, without
having to speak out loud. • the iclicker thing. it ensured that i understood
which sources to use in different situations. LOEX Annual Conference 29
What didn’t they like?
What parts of the presentation helped you the least?
• 27 responses mentioned the clickers • Nothing helped me the least, but if I had to
pick, I’d say the clickers• The last 15 minutes wasn't as useful since we
all dissolved to do our own thing
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My Personal Favorite
The clickers actually made me feel stupid because I kept getting the answers that were different than what other students got.
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Best Practices
• Write good questions• Use the ARS as a means to illustrate and
reinforce the key learning outcomes• Use the technology as a means to an end,
not an end in itself• Consider and take into account how the use
of an ARS will change the dynamic and timing of the session
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Suggested Uses of an ARS in Instruction
1. As an icebreaker2. Build the class agenda—what do you want to
learn about first?3. Polling, especially for difficult or
controversial issues4. Test factual recall5. Test conceptual understanding6. Test knowledge applicationMay 3, 2008 LOEX Annual Conference 33
And the Best Best Practice
Practice!Practice!Practice!
And then Practice some more!
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Next Steps, Future Plans
• Look more closely at the data– Student satisfaction was lower in classes that
used clickers even though their performance on the evaluation was higher
• Develop questions that require higher level thinking
• Implement a Peer-to-Peer learning activity into the research skills session
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If I had an ARS, I would
A. Start using it the day I got back to my library!
B. Use it for a couple of classes maybe.C. Watch other people use them a few more
times. D. Form a task force and consider all options.E. Never use one! Not in this lifetime!
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Questions? Reactions? Discussion
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Cathy [email protected]
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