Erin,
I am currently working with a History teacher using TBL and
iClickers.
She’s using iClickers for the iRATs and then scratch-off cards for
the tRATs.
You mentioned that using iClickers gets rid of scratch offs—have
you figured out a way to give teams immediate, attempt-by-attempt feedback with
iClickers? That’s what I think the scratch-off cards really add to the
experience, but if you’ve found a way to do it with clickers, I’d love to know!
:-)
-M
From: Team-Based Learning
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Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 9:10 AM
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Subject: Re: Two questions about TBL from a newbie
Hi from another lurking newbie. Try the iclicker website
(iclicker.com) or tech support. Not sure if they have the exact solution
for you now but they seem to be moving in the distance learning direction and
the tech support has been very user friendly. Right now I think it is only real
time.
http://www.iclicker.com/dnn/Products/DistanceLearning/tabid/233/Default.aspx
>clicker is proud to offer
solutions that meet this challenge, and as always does so in keeping with the
best practices in teaching and learning:
·
web>clicker
is a browser-based voting system that combines the simplicity and reliability
of i>clicker with the flexibility of laptops and handheld devices.
web>clicker works with any device with a standard web browser, including
Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari, including Safari for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Students can vote via web>clicker using their browser-enabled device and
participate in the classroom just as if they had a physical remote.
web>clicker is also a great solution for students with disabilities.
·
Satellite
Polling System (SPS): This interactive distance learning system enables
instructors to poll students from multiple classrooms using satellite bases –
from just down the hall to across the country. Students in different
locations can take advantage of the i>clicker experience while the
instructor has the benefit of i>clicker’s simplicity and reliability.
I am starting with iclickers at the same time as I starting with
TBL and think they are both fantastic. This gets rid of the scratch off
problems : no paperwork involved and really easy to use!
Erin Malone
UMN College of Veterinary Medicine
Matt:
I am doing Distance Ed, and, also, am very much interested in ways to bring TBL
into the approach (also having limited experience with it generally.. .only the
3rd time applying it, with an in-residence class). Also, my Distance class is a
"hybrid" with both on-campus and distance learners, at the same
time... which, I think, puts still another twist on bringing TBL into the
class. Am also using Blackboard, and, as you point out, there is currently no
way to use an IF AT type approach with that software.
Hoping, too, the U. Texas software (or other software) might at some point be
available...
Good to see others are starting to also think about TBL and the Distance
Learner.. looking forward to hearing more about your findings!
Gary D. Lynne, Professor
Hi,
I am brand new to the forum and still fairly new to TBL and have two questions.
First, my background is that I am doing my dissertation in the effects of TBL
on the learning outcomes of virtually isolated adults. That is, there are may
adults who use the internet for informal learning but the sites they visit do
not offer online collaboration with peers or mentors. I am trying to bring the
benefits of collaboration (specifically TBL) to them embedded in the instruction
I create. So my two questions are these:
1. My
specific content is communication in marriage (listening, receiving messages).
Does anyone here have experience or insight into application problems that
would be challenging and helpful for learners in such a scenario (social
sciences)?
2. Does anyone know of software that performs
the functions of the RAP (i.e., iRATs, gRATs, etc.?) I know that Daniel
Robinson at the University of Texas at Austin is working on some software of
this sort that will be beta tested soon. Does anyone know of anything else out
there, particularly open source and that could be used in conjunction with
Blackboard?
Thank you!
Matt Barclay
Doctoral candidate
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Utah State University