Clicking Your Way to an Interactive Classroom

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Clicking Your Way to an Interactive Classroom

Adapted from a presentation by

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Department of Instructional Technology

Justin Keel, Instructional Designer

Allegany College of Maryland

TurningPoint Technology (TPT):

Create interactive (“question”) slides

whereby lecturer can poll students and display results

instantaneously

Have you ever used “clickers” in the classroom (as student or teacher)

Interactive “Clicker” Slide

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Clickers in Your Classroom - YouTube

Video Available at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyfS4Sp3-A

On average, how much high school course information is presented in a lecture-style format?


What was the average lecture duration for students in higher education?






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What is the average human attention span?

Source: TurningPoint Technologies


Result:

Lecture-based

Curriculum Lecture Length >>

Attention span

DECREASED

Retention

Result:

Audience

Participation INCREASED

Retention Audience response system

significantly improves short-term

retention and scores increase after a

3 month follow-up retest

Source: Rubio, Bassignani, White, and Brant. Effect of an Audience Response

System on Resident Learning and Retention of Lecture Material. 2008.

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Role of Audience Response Systems

• Increasing student participation

– Results in increased learning and retention

• Gauge effectiveness of lecture in real-time

– Gather instant audience feedback to direct lecture

• Track student responses over time

– Increase effectiveness of lecture over time

TurningPoint Technology (TPT)

Response

Devices

(“Clickers”)

Obtain

from CD

or online-

it’s free!

Software (needed to create

interactive presentation):

USB Receiver

Hardware (needed to present

interactive presentation):

3 PARTS:

How to use TurningPoint Technology (TPT)

1. Begin/open existing presentation with TPT

2. Create an interactive slide

3. Use interactive slide within presentation

4. Save polling data

5. ‘Extras’ options

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Step 1: Begin/open existing presentation with TPT

• Click on the TP icon to open program

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Step 1: Begin/open existing presentation with TPT

• Click on the TP icon to open program – Make sure TPT Toolbar is visible

• To begin new PowerPoint – Create presentation as normally would in PowerPoint

• To open existing PowerPoint presentation for editing – Click on “Open” icon or go to File > Open

– Browse to find the presentation

– Double click

Step 1: Beginning/opening existing presentation with TP

Only ONE rule:

TPT must be opened before PowerPoint presentation!

(Note: There is an option to have TPT open automatically when

PowerPoint opens. Instructions available at front of room.)

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TPT Toolbar – use for INTERACTIVE slides only!

PowerPoint Toolbar – use for creating/editing presentation

TOOLBARS







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Step 2: Create an Interactive Slide

• On TPT toolbar, click on “Insert Slide”

• Choose the type of slide to insert

Interactive slide has

three elements:

• Question region

• Answers region

• Chart region


Only TWO rules:

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ALWAYS ENTER

QUESTION IN THE

QUESTION BOX!

ALWAYS ENTER

ANSWERS IN

THE ANSWER

BOX!


Only TWO rules:

1. Type questions into question box

2. Type answers into answer box

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Follow the two

rules, chart will

change

automatically!

Step 2: Create an interactive

• On TPT Toolbar, click “insert slide”

• Choose the type of slide that you want to use

• Insert the question in the “question” box

• Insert the answer in the “answer” box

ter

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• ONLY TWO RULES:

– Enter question in Questions box

– Enter answer in Answers box

• As long as Q&A’s are typed in the correct place:

– Able to reposition boxes anywhere on the slide

– Objects/images can be added

What is the name of the fibromuscular fold (arrow) that demarcates the duodenum from the jejunum?

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B. Lesser omentum

C. Ligament of Treitz

D. Small intestinal fold

Review Question 1

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Do you understand how to create your own interactive slide?








Step 3: Use Interactive Slide within Presentation

• TPT Software must be downloaded to computer running presentation

• Receiver must be plugged into USB port

• Students must have “clickers”

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Step 3: Use interactive slide within presentation

• Polling will open automatically when interactive slide is displayed

• Toolbar displays in the upper right-hand corner of interactive slides – Green, “polling open” displayed

• Close polling with a mouse click – Red, “polling closed” displayed

Are you having fun yet??


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One thing to remember. . .

• Once polling information is gathered for a slide, polling will remain closed until that slide is reset

• To reset a slide: – Press “Esc” to leave presentation mode

– “Reset” on TPT Toolbar

– Choose resetting option that is best for you

• Reset current slide: resets current slide

• Reset all slides: resets all slides but saves data to same file

• Reset session: erases all memory of session and saves to new file







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Save polling data

• End the PowerPoint presentation that you are giving

• Click “Save Session” on the TPT toolbar

– It is the image of the disk

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Save polling data

• End the PowerPoint presentation that you are giving

• Click “Save Session” on the TPT toolbar

– It is the image of the disk

• Locate and open saved file

– It will have a TPT icon above it

Save polling data

• Graph

– Number of correct responses

– Number of responses per answer, etc.

• Data manipulation:

– Compare answers among individuals

– Compare between sessions

– Compare “teams” of people within a single session

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“Extras’ Options

• Add slide instantaneously during a presentation. While on the slide of interest in presentation mode: – Press “F5” key

– Type in questions and answers

– Hit “Insert”

• Add “on the fly” slide from TPT show bar – While presenting interactive slide page, click on

“on the fly” icon

Special features:

• Most special features can be found under Insert Object:

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Special Features

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More advanced options:

• Insert images instead of text answers

• Track individual participants

• Track teams of participants

• Create slides to rank items

• Use conditional branching to control order of slides based on audience responses

If they were available, I would use “clickers” in my classroom…


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Questions?

Justin Keel

Allegany College of Maryland

Technologies Building

T-27

[email protected]

(301) 784 5636

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