hearing every voice: clickers from selection to classroom use

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UniversityofNorthFlorida

Comprehensivestateuniversity

1300scenicacres

16,561students

572fulltimefaculty

5colleges 52undergraduatedegreeprograms,

25graduatedegreeprograms

3 doctoralprograms

andgrowing


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CIRT

TheCenterforInstruction&ResearchTechnology

offersexpertise,

resources,

and

training

to

assist

faculty

inwaysthatenablethemtodevelopgreatercapacities

forusing

technology

for

teaching

and

research.

CIRT

alsodisseminatesideas,frameworks,andmaterials

thatapply

pedagogical

knowledge

to

the

teaching

and

learningprocess.


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Timeline

Spring2008

Fall2007

Spring2007

eInstruction recommended toUniversityTechnologyCommitteeforadoption

Recommendation

Agreementsigned

Fall2006

Spring2006

Spring2005

2004andprior

KitsinEducation,Chemistry/PhysicsVendorexhibitatminiConferenceFacultystartshowing

interest

CIRTbuys32padkitandsetsupcampusdemosFacultybeginadoptingtextbookbundles

GOTinvestigates

campuswide

system

Reviews 5systems

Invites3vendors

tocampus

50classes

Supportmodel/optionprocessrefinedUsegrowsMoretraining

sessions

Earlyadoptionbegins11classesLotsofvendorsupportVisitfromUCFfaculty

eInstructionrecommended toUniversityTechnologyCommitteeforadoption

Adoption

agreement

signed

Timeline

Fall

2005

GOTforms


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Problem(s)

Threeormoredifferentstudentresponsesystemswerebeingusedoncampusinsmalladoptions

that

were

difficult

to

support

and

often

involvedahighcostforstudents.

Notrainingorpedagogicaldevelopmentavailableto

faculty

Nointegrationwithexistingsystems


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GOT(GangofTechnology) ChargedinDecember2005byUNF'sUniversityTechnology

Committeewithprovidingaprocessanddecisionmakingbodyfortherequestandinvestigationofnewacademictechnologies.

Requestscome

from

colleges,

departments,

or

individuals.

Membership CampusTechnologyCommitteeChair

(FacultyAssociation)

Networkingand

User

Services

Director

(InformationTechnologyServices)

CenterforInstruction&ResearchTechnologyDirector(AcademicAffairs)

Library

Systems

and

Technology

Director Pullinotherresourcesasneeded


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GOT(GangofTechnology)

StudentResponseSystem

Freshman

iPod

Project WebSurveyor

Journal

LX VirtualMuseum

StreamingCaptureStation


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KeyCriteria

Easeofuse

Costto

students

Platformcompatibility

Officeintegration

Blackboardintegration


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MarketReview

Interwrite PRS

iClickers

Qwizdom

eInstruction TurningPoint


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VendorDemos

Interwrite PRS

eInstruction

TurningPoint


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Comparison2006analysis TurningPoint eInstruction

ClickerCapabilities 12characternumericentry;Go/Login

12characternumericentrywithdecimalpointand

minussignwithnumericentryconfirmation;fraction

capable;autojoin

**new

keypad

w/

decimal

capability

expected

for

Spring07andvendorwillswap.

Display

No;Successfultransitionsacknowledgedvia3

secondgreenlight

yes,3lineLCD,batteryandsignalstrengthindicators,

correct/incorrect answerindicatoroption,answer

maskingoption.

Receivers USB USB

Communication

TypeRF;

up

to

82

sessions

in

close

proximity

without

interferenceRF:

2.4

GHz

technology

on

aproprietary

frequency,

spreadspectrumfrequencyhoppingtechnology

software integratedintoOffice;authorinPPT

CPS4.0;completeppt integration;exportstocsv,html,

rtf,text,pdf,importsfromCSVandotherfileformats.

Freesoftware,noyearlylicensingfeesandnoupgrade

fees. PowerPointplugincominglaterthisfall2006.

features

dataslicing,conditionalbranching,reporting,

demographic,workgroupresults,

data

slicing,

20+

standardized

reports,

integrates

with

anyinteractivewhiteboardforadhocquestioning

capability)

Range 200ft.minimum 200ft.

Remotedimensions 3.3"x.1"x.3" 43/4incheslong,21/4incheswide,11/8inchesthick

Remotesper

receiver upto1000 1000

BatteryType 2

coin

cell

CR2032

(3.0V)

Lithium

Batteries AA

BatteryLife 6 12months 360hourscontinuoususe

OSCompatibility PConly,MacbetaavailableSept.252006 PC/Mac

Used

market for clickers?

Mostbookstoreswillbuybackclickeratareduced

price.Studentscanalsoreselltoanotherstudent. yes,sincetheycanbereregisteredbyanewstudent


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Comparison2006analysis TurningPoint eInstruction

Blackboard

Integration Bbbuildingblockbeingdeveloped

Studentsregisterresponsepadsandpayforactivation

fromwithintheirBbaccounts.Softwareimportsnames

fromBBandsessionscanbeuploadedautomaticallyor

ondemand toBbgradebook.

Reporting

Responsescan

be

tracked

and

reports

generated.

TurningPointhas24reportstochoosefrom 20+reportsareavailableimmediatelyaftersession.

Publisher

Partnerships ThomsonLearningandExamView

PrenticeHall,Holt,RinehartandWinston,andMcDougal

Littell,oranypublisherthatusesExamView. ExamView

questionbanks importdirectlyintoCPSforimmediate

use.

SupportedQuestion

Types

True/False,Yes/No,

Multiple

choice,

Likert(strongly

agreetoStronglydisagree.

yes/no,true/false,

Multiple

choice

2through

MC

8(A

H),

numericresponse,includingdecimals,fractionalresponse

SoftwareCost

Softwarecanbedownloadedonasmanycomputers

asyouwishatnocharge.Webillforlicenseper

pollingdevice. nocostforsoftware;freeupgradesforlifeofadoption

ClickerCosts*to

bookstore+33% $44

w/

campus

standardization

agreement $15

w/

adoption

Activationfees none

$13persemester,maxlifetimefees$35 $60(see

attachedfilewithstandardizationinformation)

ReceiverCost $99w/campusstandardizationagreement

1receiverfreetoprofessorswhoadoptCPS;additional

$250

DecimalPoint expectedinnextreleaseofkeypad

yes;and/forfractions,negativeintegerscanalsobe

input

PROS

softwareintegration;lowtonolearningcurvefor

faculty;lowerreceivercost,seamlessintegration

withBb,Demographiccapabilities,vpadoption

lowinitialcosttostudents;publisherpartnerships;clicker

hasmorecapabilities,PowerPointintegration,20+

standardizedreports.

CONS lesscapableclicker;higherinitialcosttostudents separatesoftwarepackage


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SupportModel

ITSBbIntegration

Classrooms

RequestSystem

eInstructionALLStudentSupport

CIRTAdoption

FacultyConsultation

SoftwareTraining


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AdoptionRate

Term Instructors Sections Students

Spring07 4 11 392

Summer07 5 11 528

Fall07 13 32 1577

Spring08 17 50 2294

Summer08 12 24 976


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ALBERTC.

WHITTENBERG


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MiddleTennesseeStateUniv

Foundedin1991asoneofthreestatenormal

schoolsforteachertraining

137PermanentBuildings,4.1MillionSquareFeet,504Acres

Enrollment

is

22,500

23,000

(largest

undergraduate

populationofanystateofTennesseeschool)

OnemilefromgeographiccenterofTennessee

SevenUniversityColleges(andeveryoneofthemwantedadifferentclickersystem)


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BriefHistoryofSelectionProcess CommitteeFormedinSummer2006(madeupof

facultyfromeachcollegeandalsoITsupportrepresentation)

Vendorsaskedtosendclickerstoreview

TurningTechnologies(TurningPoint)

eInstruction HITT(HyperInteractiveTeachingTechnology)

iClicker

InterWrite

PRS

(Personal

Response

System) AllSystemsEvaluatedandPreferencesSubmitted


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EvaluationCriteria Cost

(Both

Clickers

and

Receivers)

EaseofUse

Durability

BatteryUse/Life

ClickerSize/Weight/LayoutofKeys

Integration

with

WebCT

(now

Desire2Learn) Receiver(RFversusIR)

CrossPlatformConnectivity(MacandWindows)

Network

Capable

(Remote

Sites)

OverallSoftwareFeatures(andClickerFeatures)


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SelectionofTurningPoint

Oneoftheleastexpensivesolutions

Uses

PowerPoint

(most

of

our

faculty

already

use)

Alreadybeingusedoncampus

Nosemester/annualfees

Norequiredregistration

NumericentrywasabigplusforSciences

OtherTBR

institutions

using

(possibilities

in

pricing

andsupport)


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EarlyAdopters

JudithM.Gross(Chemistry)

Gary

P.

Wulfsburg

(Chemistry)

AndrewA.K.Owusu(HealthandHuman

Performance) Originalmemberofcommittee

ChristineMary

Poythress

(Music)

Original

member

ofcommittee

AllmyearlypresentationrequestsforClickerscamefromtheCollegeofBasicandAppliedSciences


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DoesitworkfortheHumanities?

ReviewofUnivofWisconsinSystemClickerProject2007Educause(consistingofthefourinstitutionsUW

Milwaukee,UW

Eau

Claire,

UW

Oshkosh,

and

UW

Whitewater)

3,400studentsand28faculty(surveysshowedthat

engagement,

partcipation

and

interaction

greatly

increased)

MostexamplesnotinHumanities(insteadin

Nursing,

Biology,

Geosciecnes,

Health

Sciences,

etc.) GeoffreyD.Peterson,UWEauClaire,PoliticalScience


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QuotefromGeoffreyD.Peterson

Forexample,itisfareasiertoconstructamultiple

choice

question

addressing

Newtons

Second

Law

in

aclickerformatcomparedtoaquestionregarding

theapplicationoftheSecondAmendmenttoa

particularcourt

case.


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MyProblems

Howdoyouengagefreshmaninarequiredsurveycourseof

Americanhistory?

Movies(goodforclipsbutlimitsclasstime)

PowerPoint(everyonedoesthat)

Discussion

(works

but

limits

how

much

content

we

can

realisticallycover)

Sincemostsurveycoursesarelimitedto23exams,howdoes

theinstructorreallyknowthestudentsareunderstandingthe

material?


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ScreenshotofTurningPoint


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ExamResults

Fall07 AverageExam1 77.04%

Spring08

Average

Exam

1

91.26%

Ofcourse,thiscouldmeanIhadbetterstudentsin

mySpring

course

(or

any

number

of

reasons)

so

furtherresearchwillbenecessary

Thebottom

line is

Ican

see

more

students

taking

partintheclassthenmytraditionallecture.


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NextSteps@MTU???

ConductsurveysmuchlikeUWprojectformyclasses

Continueto

support

growth

with

Basic

and

Applied

Sciencesfaculty

Trytogetvolunteersforeachmaincollege(withthe

hopethat

they

will

spread

the

news

and

be

willing

to

presenttotheircolleagues)

For

my

own

growth,

continue

to

see

which

questions

doordonotworkinmyclass


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UNFFacultyarecurrentlyusing

clickers tocheckforunderstanding

toconduct

opinion

polling

toprovidestudentswithinstantfeedback

forpeerinstruction

tosparkdiscussioninclass

toawardparticipationpoints

totake

attendance

toadministerpapertests


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Clickers@UNF

Fall2007

Student

Survey

StronglyDisagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

StronglyAgree

Iammorelikelytoattend

classas

aresult

of

the

instructorusing clickers.

StronglyDisagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

StronglyAgree

Iammoreinvolvedintheclassasa

resultof

the

instructor

using

clickers.


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Nextsteps@UNF

CreatedmorecustomizeddirectionsforUNF

Improveweb

based

resources

CreateFAQ

Fosterfaculty

experts

Indexresearch


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Questions???

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