1. Clickers in the Classroom
Laura Wojciechowicz
Walden University

2. Four Stages of Innovation
Development
Need, Research, Development, Commercialization

3. Identifying the Need
O Mandatory student participation and
engagement
O Device for students to participate
anonymously
O Integrates a “game approach” that can
provide more engagement than traditional
classroom approach
O Tool used for attendance in large
institutions

4. Identifying the Need
O Tool that provides instant feedback and
data to instructor and/or students
O Gauges level of understanding of material
before, during and after instruction
O Able to facilitate discussions during class
O Data collection for surveys

5. Conducted Research
O Derek Bruff
O Factors affecting educational innovation
with in class electronic response systems
O Improving Student Retention and
Performance in Quantitative Courses Using
Clickers

6. Development of Clickers

7. Clicker Commercialization
O eInstruction
O Turning Technologies
O SMART Response
O i>Clickers
O Califone
O Renaissance Learning

8. Five Stages of Innovation-
Decision Process
Knowledge, Persuasion, Decision, Implementation,
Confirmation

9. Knowledge

10. Persuasion

11. Decision

12. Implementation

13. Confirmation

14. References
O Freeman, M., Bell, A., Comerton-Forde, C.,
Pickering, J., & Blayney, P. (2007). Factors
affecting educational innovation with in class
electronic response systems. Australian Jounrnal
of Educational Technology, 23(2), 149-170.
Retrieved from
http://ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet23/freeman.html
O Liu, W. C., & Stengel, D. N. (2009). Improving
student retention and performance in quantitive
courses using clickers. International Journal for
Technology in Mathematics Education, 18(1), 51-
58. Retrieved from
http://www.technologyinmatheducation.com