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Enhancing Lecture Engagement with Clickers: Challenges and Innovations in Education Technology

This discussion explores the use of clickers in university lectures, focusing on positive and negative experiences since their implementation. It highlights feedback from students and lecturers, technical challenges, and the need for efficient didactical strategies. Despite a commitment to engage students using clicker technology, issues such as device forgetfulness, software compatibility, and time constraints have affected their effectiveness. The session will also cover new developments, including the potential of smartphone apps, and discuss solutions for improving student participation.

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Enhancing Lecture Engagement with Clickers: Challenges and Innovations in Education Technology

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  1. Clicker discussion April, 10th 2012

  2. Welcome • UZH • Interwrite • LET (Lehrentwicklung und Technologie) • D-USYS • D-BIOL

  3. Program • A fewfacts • Presentsituation • Positiv and negativ experiences • New evolvements • Demo EduFlow • Demo ETH-App • Discussion

  4. Presentsituation (D-BIOL) IT & INSTRUCTION STUDENTS ADMINISTRATION LECTURERS Lecturers, whoinvest time tothinkofthebestandmostusefulquestionsandofthedidacticalstrategytoimplementthem in thecourse, do havesuccess. Feedback ofthestudentsispositiv. 450 clicker, 10 lecturerseachyear Studentsdon’t bring their Clicker intothelectureorforgettoreplacebattery Software problemsdiscouragelecturerstoapplyclickerquestions Mac-Computer havenbeeninadequately supported bytheResponse software Order Practisewiththesoftware Design usefulquestionsandimplementthem in a didacticscenario Useofclickerquestionsduringthelecture Clicker-events: cash for 450 clicker Distribution Install Software and Add-In PowerPoint Storage Studentsregistertheir Clicker toolate Other lecturersaredisappointedaboutthelowresponse Administration Design instructionsforstudentsandlecturers Registration Instructlecturersandsupportthem. 15% fromthestudentsdoesn’t bring theirClicker back The «stand-alone« versiondoesn’tmeettherequirements. Time investmenthasbeenunder-valued, questions ‘eat’ intovaluablelecture time Registrationlist ≠ Claims Return Controlling Evaluation Batteriesdischargerelatively fast, evenifstored Refund

  5. Somemorefacts • Cricketcannotbedeliveredanymore. • Interwrite has an agreementwithEduClick-> Eduflow • Twolecturersdid a pilotwithSocrative (smartphone, laptop); • Numberofsmartphonesandlaptopsincreases; • LET isworking on an ETH-Appwith a CRS; • …

  6. Discussion • What do we do withtheoldclickers? • Whichsolutionsaresuitable? • Whatarethecosts? • … • …

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