Like Harry, I very much like this book. If one is doing much with clickers, it would be a mistake not to have it. He's also got a blog at http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/ (and this very question is there now). Here's what I do (this idea comes from Dirk Mateer of Penn State). Every few classes, well into the class, call a set of randomly selected names from students in the class and have them show their IDs (say to your TA) during a break. If they had clicker responses that day but nobody came up, give them a zero clicker grade for the course. Of course, the latter point has to be on the syllabus. - Bill Harry said: > Derek Bruff published a book on the use of clickers just last year. > Lots of good practical information and strategies to deal with issues > like this from a wide variety of faculty he interviewed. > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_3_5?url=search-alias%3Daps&field- > keywords=bruff+derek&sprefix=bruff > > Harry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Jim Sibley > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 10:24 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: More clicker responses than students in the room > > We don't have a great way to deal with this....but a few instructors > have > just seized both clickers....and not returned them till the students > came to > office hours and explained > > The issue here might be how points are awarded.....here if students > respond > 80% of the time they get full marks....this calms the students down when > batteries go dead, clickers are forgotten, or people are sick > > Here in engineering we award points just for participation (answer does > not > need to be right) > > In Science here they award both participation and correctness > > > > > -- > Jim Sibley > Director > Centre for Instructional Support > Faculty of Applied Science > University of British Columbia > 2208-6250 Applied Science Lane > Vancouver, BC Canada > V6T 1Z4 > > Phone 604.822.9241 > Fax 604.822.7006 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > Web: http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca > e-Portfolio: > http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/wiki/index.php/Jim_Sibley_Portfolio > > > ________________________________________________ > > (c) Copyright 2010, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information > contained > in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is > intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or > recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the > intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message > in > error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message > is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the message. > > > > > > > From: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]> > > Reply-To: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:17:48 -0600 > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: More clicker responses than students in the room > > > > . . . means someone in the room has an absent friend's clicker and is > cheating > > for them. > > > > Anyone run into this? > > > > Got any clever, low-hassle methods for identifying the culprits with > classes > > of 100-300? > > > > -M > > > > > > > > Michael Sweet, Ph.D. > > Faculty Development Specialist > > Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) > > University of Texas Austin > > MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775 > > > > "Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions > possible." - Todd > > Witaker -- *------------------------------------------------------* | Bill Goffe [log in to unmask] | | Department of Economics voice: (315) 312-3444 | | SUNY Oswego fax: (315) 312-5444 | | 416 Mahar Hall http://cook.rfe.org | | Oswego, NY 13126 | *--------*------------------------------------------------------*-----------* | "A policy of good jobs in principle, but no jobs in practice, might | | assuage our consciences, but it is no favor to its alleged beneficiaries" | | -- Paul Krugman, on banning sweatshops around the world. New York Times,| | "In Principle, a Case for More `Sweatshops,' Allen R. Myerson, June | | 22, 1997. | *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*