Turning Point The Maynooth Experience Niall OBrien Teaching

Turning. Point The Maynooth Experience Niall O’Brien, Teaching and Learning Librarian, MU Library niall. obrien@mu. ie

What is Turning. Point? • An interactive clicker or student response system which can be integrated into Power. Point presentations. • Allows students to answer questions / participate in class in real time. © http: //www. av-iq. com/avcat/ctl 1642/index. cfm? manufacturer=turningtechnologies&product=turningpoint- Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library

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Advantages of Turning. Point • Integrates seamlessly into a Power. Point presentation. • Great for snappy assessments and very clear. • Has the ability to reset the question to ask again with ease. • Saves data and generates straightforward reports. CC https: //pixabay. com/en/emoticon-smile-emoji-happy-2120024/ Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library

John is researching medieval kingship but is finding too many results on Library. Search What could he do? A. Pick a different topic. B. Throw in some quotation marks. C. Search in a different library website. D. Go to Google. Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library

Disadvantages CC http: //www. freestockphotos. biz/stockphoto/15557 • Little control over how it appears onscreen. Aesthetics aren’t great. • Trial licence was laptop specific. Not ideal! • Designed more for yes / no questions and quizzes rather than facilitating discussion or setting tasks. • Clunky process to set up. • IT issues. Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library

Would I use Turning. Point again? • Sure, but preferably on a site licence. • Support with the software is needed. Could have benefitted from more handson training. • Became a bit easier to integrate and use with practice. CC https: //pixabay. com/en/scales-justice-weighing-tilted-307248/ Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library

Niall O’Brien Teaching and Learning Librarian, niall. obrien@mu. ie Teaching & Research Development, Maynooth University Library