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Formally known as Personal Response Systems, an audience responds to an instructor’s presentation delivered through technology using wireless devices. Their responses are then captured by the presentation device, aggregated and displayed.

Learner Applications: Provide feedback, communicate information, reflect

Instructor Applications: Poll, survey, check for understanding, provide feedback, assess comprehension

Examples:

Services:

  • i•clicker - Requires no hardware installation. Only one portable Clickers - eLearning Tools base unit is needed for most lecture settings, and the base is powered off your computer’s USB port.
  • Turning Technologies - Integrates 100% into Microsoft® PowerPoint® and allows audiences and students to participate in presentations or lectures by submitting responses to interactive questions using a ResponseCard® keypad or other hand-held/computer devices.

Successful Practices:

References:
Classroom Response Systems - Collection of resourses from EDUCAUSE
Keeping Clickers in the Classroom - This is an article from Inside Higher Ed which highlights a presentation at the BbWorld '08 Conference about the University of Denver's experience with clickers.


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