Speaker:
Larry D. Kirkpatrick, Department of Physics, Montana State University

Title:
"Clickers in the Classroom"

Abstract:
Personal Response Systems - clickers - allow instructors to sample the thinking of their students without the risk of the students embarrassing themselves in front of their classmates. Clickers are 12-key remote controls that communicate with the classroom computer via infrared signals. Interactive slides are inserted into PowerPoint presentations to elicit student responses to questions. The responses can be displayed in a variety of graphical forms. The use of clickers in the classroom increases student attendance, promotes active learning in class, provides students with opportunities to test their understanding, and allows instructors to modify the presentations to match their students' understanding. Attendees will use clickers in this interactive colloquium.

*The clickers" for this colloquium are provided by Stacey Martin and Josh Fletcher from Thomson - Brooks/Cole.
 

Host:
Charles Kankelbor