Enhancing Instructional Technology with Clickers - Micah Muer's Insights
Salvaging the one-shot with
clickers
Micah Muer
Instructional Technology and
Information Literacy Librarian
Mat-Su College, UAA
What kind of library do you work
in/want to work in?
A.
Academic Library
B.
Public Library
C.
School library
D.
Special library
E.
Other library
Have you ever used clickers as a
teacher?
A.
Yes
B.
No
Part One: Introduction
What is a clicker?
Hardware choices
Where did clickers come from?
When were classroom response
systems first used in lectures?
A.
1960s
B.
1970s
C.
1980s
D.
1990s
E.
2000s
“Participation
Presenter-Audience
Reaction System,”
1972.
“Arithmetic Teaching
Apparatus”, 1971.
Early research: kind of promising.
40 years on: how we’re using
clickers today
Agile teaching
On a scale of 1 to 5 rate how ready you
are for the next slide (five being most,
one being least)
Time for telling
Your sister calls to say she’s having
twins. Which of the following is more
likely? (Assume she’s not having
identical twins.)
A.
Twin boys
B.
Twin girls
C.
One boy and one
girl
D.
All are equally likely
Peer instruction
1: A person in Boulder, Colorado
observes the planet Jupiter on the
eastern horizon right after sunset. Six
hours later Jupiter will be…
A.
Low in the south
B.
High in the south
C.
Nearly directly overhead
D.
Low in the west
E.
Not visible
2: A person in Boulder, Colorado
observes the planet Jupiter on the
eastern horizon right after sunset. Six
hours later Jupiter will be…
A.
Low in the south
B.
High in the south
C.
Nearly directly
overhead
D.
Low in the west
E.
Not visible
Games and contests
Leader Board
Double Jeopardy
You are assigned a research topic for
geometry class on the history of
Pascal’s triangle (5-10 pages). Which
source is the best one for background
information on this topic
A.
Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
B.
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
C.
Oxford English Dictionary
D.
Trigonometry Textbook
25%
25%
25%
25%
Back to
question screen
You want to write a paper on the politics of
a poem by Allen Ginsberg entitled “Hadda
Been Playing on the Jukebox” and have
found only two articles, which is not
enough for your paper. What is the best
course of action?
A.
Change your topic
B.
Broaden your topic
C.
Narrow your topic
33%
33%
33%
Back to
question screen
You hear on a radio talk show that
Mad Cow Disease may have been
found in Canada. How might you best
determine the truth of this statement?
A.
Get a radio transcript
B.
Check the American Council on
Beef website
C.
Ask some coworkers
D.
Check the Department of
Agriculture Website
25%
25%
25%
25%
Back to
question screen
You must write a paper on the
environmental practices of Sony
Corporation. Which of the following is
most likely to provide balanced
information?
A.
Environmental Protection Agency
(epa.gov)
B.
Economic Development Board (edb.org)
C.
Sony (sony.com)
D.
Greenpeace (greenpeace.org)
25%
25%
25%
25%
Back to
question screen
Participant Leaders
Back to
question screen
What percentage of your current
points would you like to wager on the
next question?
A.
0%
B.
25%
C.
50%
D.
75%
E.
100%
According to Dewey’s spelling reform
ideas, “fine view from the golfhouse”
should be written as:
A.
Fin vew from golfhaus
B.
Fyn vu from golfhous
C.
Fine viw from galfhouse
D.
Fine view from gulfhouse
E.
Fyn vew from gulfhaws
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
Participant Leaders
Research today
Part Two: how we’re using clickers
at Mat-Su College
Let’s look at a real presentation.
Where do questions come from?
•
You can make them up…
Where do questions come from?
•
You can make them up…
•
Or you can “borrow” them:
–
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/infol
itassessments.htm
Assessment
Qualitative evaluation responses –
sometimes kind of useless.
“What is one highlight you will remember
from this session?”
1.
Sources.
2.
The dude was cool.
3.
Using the library website
efficiently.
4.
The library's more
reliable and probably
more true than google's
results. The library seems
like there is more
accurate results.
5.
Use the library.
6.
That help on subjects are
found in the library.
7.
The library is the place to
go!
8.
Helping with references.
9.
Thank you for sharing,
we now know where to
get useful information
school or outside of
school related.
10.
Using the library (beard).
11.
Amish beard.
Let’s look at some clicker
assessment data.
Explore the innovative use of clickers in education with Micah Muer, an Instructional Technology and Information Literacy Librarian at Mat-Su College, UAA. From introducing clickers to understanding their evolution and impact, discover how technology is transforming classroom engagement and learning experiences.
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Salvaging the one-shot with clickers Micah Muer Instructional Technology and Information Literacy Librarian Mat-Su College, UAA
What kind of library do you work in/want to work in? A. Academic Library B. Public Library C. School library D. Special library E. Other library 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Other library Academic Library School library Special library Public Library
Have you ever used clickers as a teacher? A. Yes B. No 0% 0% Yes No
When were classroom response systems first used in lectures? A. 1960s B. 1970s C. 1980s D. 1990s E. 2000s 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Participation Presenter-Audience Reaction System, 1972.
Arithmetic Teaching Apparatus , 1971.
40 years on: how were using clickers today
On a scale of 1 to 5 rate how ready you are for the next slide (five being most, one being least) 5 4 3 2 1 Duration: 0 Seconds
Your sister calls to say shes having twins. Which of the following is more likely? (Assume she s not having identical twins.) A. Twin boys B. Twin girls C. One boy and one girl D. All are equally likely 0% 0% 0% 0% Twin boys Twin girls All are equally likely One boy and one girl
1: A person in Boulder, Colorado observes the planet Jupiter on the eastern horizon right after sunset. Six hours later Jupiter will be A. Low in the south B. High in the south C. Nearly directly overhead D. Low in the west E. Not visible 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Not visible Low in the west Low in the south High in the south Nearly directly overhead
2: A person in Boulder, Colorado observes the planet Jupiter on the eastern horizon right after sunset. Six hours later Jupiter will be A. Low in the south B. High in the south C. Nearly directly overhead D. Low in the west E. Not visible 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Not visible Low in the west Low in the south High in the south Nearly directly overhead
2: A person in Boulder, Colorado observes the planet Jupiter on the eastern horizon right after sunset. Six hours later Jupiter will be 20% 20% Low in the south 20% 20% High in the south 20% 20% Nearly directly overhead 20% 20% Low in the west 20% 20% Not visible First Slide Second Slide
Developing a Research Strategy 100 Evaluating Material 100 200 200 Double Jeopardy Leader Board
You are assigned a research topic for geometry class on the history of Pascal s triangle (5-10 pages). Which source is the best one for background information on this topic A. Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics B. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology C. Oxford English Dictionary D. Trigonometry Textbook 25% 25% 25% 25% Back to question screen
You want to write a paper on the politics of a poem by Allen Ginsberg entitled Hadda Been Playing on the Jukebox and have found only two articles, which is not enough for your paper. What is the best course of action? A. Change your topic B. Broaden your topic C. Narrow your topic 33% 33% 33% Back to question screen
You hear on a radio talk show that Mad Cow Disease may have been found in Canada. How might you best determine the truth of this statement? A. Get a radio transcript B. Check the American Council on Beef website C. Ask some coworkers D. Check the Department of Agriculture Website 25% 25% 25% 25% Back to question screen
You must write a paper on the environmental practices of Sony Corporation. Which of the following is most likely to provide balanced information? A. Environmental Protection Agency (epa.gov) B. Economic Development Board (edb.org) C. Sony (sony.com) D. Greenpeace (greenpeace.org) 25% 25% 25% 25% Back to question screen
Participant Leaders Points Participant Points Participant Back to question screen
What percentage of your current points would you like to wager on the next question? A. 0% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75% E. 100%
According to Deweys spelling reform ideas, fine view from the golfhouse should be written as: A. Fin vew from golfhaus B. Fyn vu from golfhous C. Fine viw from galfhouse D. Fine view from gulfhouse E. Fyn vew from gulfhaws 20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
Participant Leaders Points Participant Points Participant
Part Two: how were using clickers at Mat-Su College
Where do questions come from? You can make them up
Where do questions come from? You can make them up Or you can borrow them: http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/infol itassessments.htm
Qualitative evaluation responses sometimes kind of useless.
What is one highlight you will remember from this session? 1. Sources. 2. The dude was cool. 3. Using the library website efficiently. 4. The library's more reliable and probably more true than google's results. The library seems like there is more accurate results. 5. Use the library. 6. That help on subjects are found in the library. 7. The library is the place to go! 8. Helping with references. 9. Thank you for sharing, we now know where to get useful information school or outside of school related. 10.Using the library (beard). 11.Amish beard.
Lets look at some clicker assessment data.
