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I don't know if any of you have ever seen or attended one of Ed Prather's https://www.as.arizona.edu/people/faculty/prather.html workshops on teaching large classes (over 1000 students, yes you read that right). He has used electronic response devises in the past, but has gon back to using simple paper answer cards because he wants the students to feel accountable. When they answer a review question he posted on the screen, they show their answer by holding up their card in front of their chest (not up in the air). He can quickly scan whether the class is on track (they conducted the research) and can pick out the students who are not participating. Yes, there is no record but he has developed numerous other strategies and tools to ensure the students stay busy during the entire session. And he uses collaborative learning each session, even though it is not TBL. A number of faculty members here have been using these cards and like them a lot as do the students.
Harry

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From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jennifer Imazeki
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:43 AM
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Subject: Re: Cloud based Clicker Technology - Is it really a good idea?

I have used PollEverywhere in place of clickers for the last few
semesters - students use their cell phone or laptops to respond to
questions instead of clickers. I teach a data analysis class where
students often are using laptops (I create teams explicitly so there
is at least one person on each team willing and able to bring a laptop
to class) and I don't actually believe that having their phones on is
any more of a distraction because we use them than if we didn't. If
anything, the fact that we are using them means I never hear ringers
because students know to turn their ringers off. I also had at least
one student tell me that she is LESS likely to use her phone while I
am talking than in other classes because she is able to use it during
team activities. We are fooling ourselves if we think students aren't
using their phones even when we ask them not to...

I've written a few blog posts about PollEverywhere if anyone is
interested: http://economicsforteachers.blogspot.com/2011/06/using-polleverywhere-instead-of.html
(and about students using cell phones in particular:
http://economicsforteachers.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-not-have-cell-phones-in-classroom.html)

Jennifer

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Jim Sibley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have real aversion to these cloud based clickers solutions
>
> Having students intentionally turn on distracting technology (phones, iPads,
> laptops) will likely increase their cognitive load and decrease their
> learning
>
> I picture a room with 160 students WITH THEIR PHONES TURNED
> ON.....texting...ringing phones....our students are convinced they can
> multi-task and the research clearly show they can't....they can task switch
> more quickly than older adults....but it typically takes more time to do 2
> tasks than doing them sequentially...the result of multi-tasking usually
> produces a lower quality result as well
>
>
> Just feel like a bad idea to me :-)
>
> jim
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Herbert Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Herbert Coleman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:55:03 -0500
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Interesting assessment device
>
> I participated in a webinar yesterday that demonstrated this way of quick
> grading that would eliminate the need for clickers.  I guess the cool factor
> of it working with an iPad/iPhone/iTouch was also a draw :o)
>
> http://www.allinlearning.com/
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