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Who wants to be a
millionaire? Use of technology-enhanced
learning to create greater
audience participation in lectures Helen Williams
School of Politics & IR
Teaching seminar presentation
27 Nov 2013
Why did you come to this
session?
1. 2. 3.
0%0%0%
1. I’m interested in
clickers.
2. I’m not sure.
3. It’s compulsory.
Structure
O Introduction to student response units,
AKA ‘clickers’
O Background of experiences
O Lecture engagement
O How to use it
O A practical example
O How to use your results
O Conclusions
Introduction to ‘clickers’
O Available as portable units or mobile
phone app (Android, Blackberry, iPhone)
O Instant response collation
O Instant feedback to both lecturer and
students
O Increased interactivity
O Random or connected to individuals
O Allows for discreet progress monitoring
O VLE integration
Background of
experiences O Use in final-year undergraduate
lectures
O Enthusiastic student response
O Excellent for reflective teaching
practice
O Some frustrations in use of more
advanced features
What do you think so far?
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1. 2. 3.
1. I’d like to try
clickers.
2. I’m not sure.
3. Clickers definitely
aren’t for me.
Lecture engagement
O Comprehension checking, integration
with learning outcomes
O Instant feedback – for students and
lecturer
O Demographic cross-slicing
O Attendance monitoring
O Discreet progress monitoring
What is your sex?
1. 2. 3.
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1. Female
2. Male
3. Prefer not to
answer
What best describes your
current feeling?
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1. 2. 3. 4.
1. Bored
2. Happy
3. Cynical/sad
4. Interested
What best describes your current feeling?
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Bored
Happy
Cynical/sad
Interested
Female Male Prefer not to answer
Attendance monitoring
Progress monitoring
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Class average
Integrations
O Virtual Learning Environment integration
O WebCT, Blackboard, Moodle & others
O Gradebook
O Selective release
O Use with PowerPoint or stand-alone
O Control with computer, iPhone/iPad, Android phone
O Wide range of reports
Sample
results from
student
feedback forms using
Reports
feature
What do you think now?
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1. I’d like to try
clickers.
2. I’m not sure.
3. Clickers definitely
aren’t for me.
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Conclusions
O Overwhelmingly positive student
feedback
O Sustained higher attendance rates
O Greater retention of knowledge
O More feedback with minimal effort
O But…some frustrations and
technological malfunctions
