Instant Response Instant Response SystemsSystems

Liven up your classroom!Liven up your classroom!

Instant Response SystemsInstant Response SystemsWhat is it?What is it?

Technology used in the classroom to Technology used in the classroom to get instant feedback from studentsget instant feedback from students

Allows individual responses by Allows individual responses by students to be collected, scored and students to be collected, scored and tabulated instantly (for instructor) tabulated instantly (for instructor) but anonymously (for student)but anonymously (for student)

Question:Question:

Using your response pads, answer Using your response pads, answer the following question:the following question:

Have you used this technology in Have you used this technology in your classroom?your classroom?

A.A. YesYes

B.B. NoNo

Instant Response SystemsInstant Response SystemsWhat do you need?What do you need?

Response pads (clickers)Response pads (clickers) ReceiverReceiver Computer w/ a USB portComputer w/ a USB port Projection systemProjection system

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CPSCPS

Classroom Performance SystemClassroom Performance System• Can be used separately or embedded in Can be used separately or embedded in

Power Point in your lecturePower Point in your lecture• Can be linked to Blackboard or other Can be linked to Blackboard or other

online classroom management systemsonline classroom management systems Requires adoption through your bookstore Requires adoption through your bookstore

for CPSfor CPS

Good for the student…Good for the student…

Student responses are ANONYMOUS Student responses are ANONYMOUS • Reduces fear of answering in classReduces fear of answering in class• Everyone can participate, not just the Everyone can participate, not just the

“talky” ones“talky” ones• Instant feedback for each of them Instant feedback for each of them

personallypersonally

Example….Example….

Body fat is often measured using the Body fat is often measured using the BMI scaleBMI scale

This is a ratio of your height to This is a ratio of your height to weightweight

It is used for life insurance policies, It is used for life insurance policies, estimating health risks as well as estimating health risks as well as labeling people as “at a healthy labeling people as “at a healthy weight, over-weight or obese”weight, over-weight or obese”

http://kirstyne.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/diabetes_bmi_chart.gif

Using this chart, determine your BMI

Good for the instructor…Good for the instructor…

Measures general knowledge (low level Measures general knowledge (low level questions)questions)

Generates good “distracters”Generates good “distracters”• Using data of most missed questions and which Using data of most missed questions and which

answer was selected incorrectly most often, answer was selected incorrectly most often, can help generate better questions latercan help generate better questions later

Indicates immediately where students Indicates immediately where students need more instruction or explanationneed more instruction or explanation

Can be used to stimulate discussion Can be used to stimulate discussion between studentsbetween students• Ask question, discuss, ask againAsk question, discuss, ask again

Good for the instructor…Good for the instructor…

Records answers Records answers • Can look at student info individually or Can look at student info individually or

as a classas a class• Can collect attendance/participation Can collect attendance/participation

informationinformation

Instant Response SystemsInstant Response SystemsWhen used?When used?

Mostly in lecture settingsMostly in lecture settings• Large or smallLarge or small

Can be used for testingCan be used for testing Can communicate with Blackboard Can communicate with Blackboard

(or other platforms possibly) (or other platforms possibly) Can be used to collect attendanceCan be used to collect attendance

TestingTesting

Students get “hard” copy of testStudents get “hard” copy of test Instructor puts in answers after Instructor puts in answers after

writing testwriting test Students input answers via the Students input answers via the

respondersresponders System collects and corrects the dataSystem collects and corrects the data Instructor generates report and Instructor generates report and

records gradesrecords grades

Instructor TimeInstructor Time

Learning program Learning program Enrolling students Enrolling students Booting up programBooting up program Student training Student training Writing questionsWriting questions Recording into gradebookRecording into gradebook

I probably spend 45 minutes per week outside of the classroom

ResourcesResources

http://www.einstruction.com/ http://www.iclicker.com/hardware/har

dware.html Rob Spohr, MCC Business instructor

and Dean of Occupational Programs Marvel Teunissen, Technology

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