Fun with iclickers

by Cathy Gabster…in-house clicker resourceKristine Strong i>clicker Regional Technology Specialist 949-812-1196

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How to stay awake during lectures

Survey

Before a lecture find out more about your audience:

I use iclickers:

A) Only for attendance

B) Only for quizzes

C) Mainly to stimulate discussion

D) I don’t use iclickers

Survey

When I register iclickers I use:

A) Roll CallB) Online registrationC) The new iclicker registration box on MOODLE!https://ccle.ucla.edu/my/Add the iclicker block to your moodle page, click

on “Instructor Report” and download the CCLE version of iclicker to your thumbdrive. Let the students register themselves from the iclicker block on MOODLE, you sync it to the roster

resources

Interesting resources to consider…

Virginia Tech: Plaid Avenger = one lecturer with two TAs and 2000+ students

http://www.plaidavenger.com/

Behold the flipped syllabus and how 2000+ students are responsible for their internet connectivity and learning:

http://www.thejohnboyer.com/images/uploads/World_Regions_Syllabus_Spring_2012.pdf

resources

Long Term Learning Research: Find out what works and what doesn’t e.g: Testing-effect, Low level weekly testing and clickers (works!) vs lecture only and three big exams (doesn’t work)

UCLA Bjork Learning & Forgetting Lab• http://bjorklab.psych.ucla.edu/research.htmlPLUS: webinars sent to you from ICLICKER for

later review, need not be present, scroll to the best parts, skip the chit-chat:

• http://www1.iclicker.com/pedagogy-webinars