Using Student Response Systems in the College Classroom
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Using Student Response Systems in the College Classroom by Team 3 EDTC 6320 Project 4 Fall 2010
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class – sitting near the back of a large room
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class – sitting near the back of a large room • Imagine that you are the instructor in that class
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class – sitting near the back of a large room • Imagine that you are the instructor in that class – trying to hold the students’ attention
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class – sitting near the back of a large room • Imagine that you are the instructor in that class – trying to hold the students’ attention • It doesn’t take much imagination to consider the challenges of such a setting
A Problem to be Addressed • Imagine a college class with over 100 students meeting together – for up to 70 minutes • Imagine that you are a student in that class – sitting near the back of a large room • Imagine that you are the instructor in that class – trying to hold the students’ attention • It doesn’t take much imagination to consider the challenges of such a setting – for both the students and the instructor
From Problem to Solution PROBLEM IDENTIFIED: • The lack of student engagement in college classes result in poor attention and overall learning • Low participation is particularly true in large settings of over 100 students
From Problem to Solution PROBLEM IDENTIFIED: • The lack of student engagement in college classes result in poor attention and overall learning • Low participation is particularly true in large settings of over 100 students SOLUTION RECOMMENED: • The use of “clickers” in the college classroom • Student Response Systems are making a difference at many colleges
College Faculty Use of Clickers Source: Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 2009
A College Survey on the Use of Clickers University of Wisconsin
Are You Ready to Be One of Those Colleges With a Solution?
References & Credits • Graph from Faculty Survey of Student Engagement 2009 • Clicker Study by the University of Wisconsin (www. educause. edu/ecar/) • Flicker (by waifer x)