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Using Clickers to Assess and Engage Student Learning
“Clickers” are quickly becoming vital teaching tools for engaging and involving students in the classroom. Used effectively, these student response systems can increase retention and participation. But instructors must be deliberate when constructing their class time around this emerging technology. And understanding how and why clickers work is critical.
60-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast Nov. 4, 2009 • $259
Whether your institution has a clicker system in place or is simply looking into the idea, knowing how to effectively take advantage of this emerging technology can energize any course, while benefitting both instructors and students alike.
Led by Dr. Peter M. Saunders, director of Oregon State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, Using Clickers to Assess and Engage Student Learning gives participants clear strategies for integrating clickers into the college classroom. During this 60-minute online audio seminar, Dr. Saunders discusses:
- What research tells us about the benefits for instructors and learners of using clickers.
- Tips on designing effective clicker questions that promote more than rote memorization.
- What ties clicker assessment to critical thinking, social interaction, peer instruction and fun.
- A review of effective assessment tools that can be adapted for clickers.
Note: Using Clickers to Assess and Engage Student Learning will focus on the pedagogy of using clickers, NOT on the technology of clickers or specific clicker brands.
Intended Audience:
- Faculty
- Instructional Designers
- Assignment planners
- Graduate teaching assistants
- Department chairs
- Technology specialists
- Teaching and learning center directors
About the Presenter:
Dr. Peter M. Saunders is the director of Oregon State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning. He is a teaching-learning director and educational consultant with more than 20 years of teaching experience delivering faculty/instructor development programs in educational and corporate settings.
60-Minute Recording of Audio Online Seminar • Originally Broadcast Nov. 4, 2009 • $259
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