Clicker systems are known by many other names, such as Electronic Voting Systems and Personal Response Systems. This session is designed as an introduction to the systems and how educators use them in lectures.

1. Using Clicker Systems for
Classroom Interactivity

2. What are ‘Clickers’

3. What faculty do you work in?
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B. FoE
C. FoH
D. More than One
E. Other
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4. Examples of Use
• Eric Mazur and ‘Peer Instruction’
• University of Strathclyde’s uses include Peer
Instruction [video]

5. Effects of use in HE
• Kay and LeSage (2009) literature review
• Classroom (attendance, attention, anonymity)
• Learning (interaction and discussion,
contingent teaching, learning performance
and quality)
• Assessment (feedback, formative, compare)

6. Challenges to use in HE
• Technology (remembering kit, systems failing)
• Teacher-based (responding, coverage,
question writing)
• Student-based (new method, discussions,
summative assessment)

7. Different Tools
• Handsets
– Optivote, Turning Point, ActivExpression at EHU
– Contact LTDSupport@edgehill.ac.uk to book
• Mobile Phones
– Socrative, ActivEngage
– Building block available for Blackboard mobile

8. Also
Hands On
– Setting up slides for TurningPoint and Optivote.
– eShare guides – Optivote, TurningPoint