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Utilizing iClickers in Your Classroom
Edward Jacobs Jr., Senior Educational TechnologistAcademic Affairs – Educational Technology [email protected] (303-556-3600)
Let’s Get Started
• Please press the Power Button on your clicker and you should have a blue light glowing for power.
If you press any other buttons, the vote status light will display red until voting has been started by the instructor.
First Question:
What is your level of experience with clickers
• A – I have taught with clickers• B – I have had some experience with clickers• C – I have seen a clicker before• D – I have heard of clickers• E – What is a clicker?
Clue: There is no right answer
Today’s Agenda
• Metro State’s Implementation• Uses of clickers in the classroom• Non-classroom use of clickers (Faculty Senate)• What do you need to get started (demo)• Additional Resources
Metro State Implementation
• Spring 2011 – 1192 Clickers ordered (1038 purchased)– 24 Courses (AES, CJC, GEL, HES, NUT, PHY)
• Student Purchases• Faculty Instructor Kits• Departmental owned clickers• Training resources
Question # 2:Metropolitan State College was founded in ___?
• A – 1962
• B – 1963
• C – 1964
• D – 1965
• E – 1966
Clue: The Beatles perform the first stadium concert in the history of rock.
Uses of clickers in the classroom
• Foster class discussion and create interactivity• Increase class participation• Take class temperature after a mini-lecture• Attendance points• Quizzes and/or exams
Non-Classroom Usage
• 1 Meeting (77 Senators)• 40 Second Votes• Easily convert votes to
Mean Scores in Excel.
• 2-3 Meetings• Paper Ballots• Recounts• Tallying and Data
AnalysisSource: http://www.mscd.edu/senate/
What do you need to get started
• Obtain a iClicker Base• (Optional) Download blackboard roster• Students Register iClickers• Sync Web iClicker Registrations• Start Clicking!
How familiar are you with Photographic F-Stops?
• A – Fully Understand F-stops
• B – I think I understand F-stops
• C – I am confident in using F-Stops
• D – F-stops What?
Clue: The Beatles perform the first stadium concert in the history of rock.
Which F-Stop would you use in a dark gym
• A – F 0.0
• B – F 2.8
• C – F 16
• D – F 32
Additional Resources
• Educause's 7 Things you should know http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7002.pdf
• Transforming Student Learning with Classroom Clickershttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERB0403.pdf
• UBuffalo – Questionshttp://ubtlc.buffalo.edu/clickers/DesigningClickerQuestions/CITpresentationClickerQuestions.pdf
• Designing Questionshttp://www.nau.edu/d-elearn/support/tutorials/clickers/designingQuestions.php
Questions?
Edward Jacobs JrSenior Educational TechnologistAcademic Affairs – Educational Technology CenterMetropolitan State College of [email protected]
http://www.mscd.edu/iclicker
Presentation: http://www.mscd.edu/iclicker/elcc2011.ppt