I've put in a question to the company to check on the time line, but there
is an intent to roll out a self-paced feature with the iclicker2.  I
believe that this would only be a firmware update to the new receivers that
work with the iclicker2.  My impression had been that they hoped to have it
ready relatively soon, but probably not next week.   I haven't checked in
some time, so I'll send an update when I hear back from them.

I think that when there is self-pacing, there should also be a way to grade
the entire quiz at once.

Even though you don't really need the flexibility in the responses that are
possible with iclicker2 to do a standard mc irat, when self-pacing becomes
available, it might be worth thinking about making the change from the
original to iclicker2.  I doubt there would be a cost to the institution to
make the change, but the new clickers will cost a few dollars more than the
original ones.  On the plus side, for mc questions the new system is
backward compatible.

Lee Gibson
Indiana University Southeast
http://mathdoctorg.com

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:16 PM, Sibley, Jim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> There is no self-paced mode with iClicker
>
> At our institution we traded the deep feature set of PRS for the
> simpler...but more reliable iClicker
>
>
>
> Jim Sibley
>
> Sorry for brief message -sent from my iPad
>
> On 2012-01-03, at 4:50 PM, "Gary D Lynne" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> We had been using the Response Interwrite clicker system to collect (and
> grade) responses to 25-question multiple choice iRAT tests.  We had
> inserted the IFAT answer codes into Response. So, when we got to an iRAT
> (made with the on-line  IFAT Test Maker)  we simply indicated which IFAT
> answer sheet that Response was to use.  Students had the hard copy of the
> iRAT before them; they just used the "homework, self-paced" mode on the
> Response clicker.  Students would also mark their paper copies, taking them
> to the Team to do the tRAT and the scratch-off on the IFAT form.  We
> collected the hard copies and the completed IFAT forms.   It worked great.
>
> How does one accomplish getting the iRAT responses as input, and automatic
> grading of same,  using the iClicker system, and iClicker2 input devices?
> My  University just switched to iClicker this past fall semester, and this
> is the first time I will be using it, now this spring semester.  It seems
> iClicker has nothing equivalent to a "self-paced, homework" type mode.
>
> I guess one has to enter each question as a PowerPoint slide (using a PC
> and Microsoft Office) , and then show the slide to the entire class at the
> same time, with students entering answers this way?   Also, I guess one has
> to somehow use the "Question List" feature and somehow associate it with
> these PowerPoint slide based questions?
>
> Would really appreciate some help... classes start next week, and am
> facing a learning curve for an entirely new clicker system... and how to
> integrate it with the TBL  iRAT process.
>
> Thanks.
> Gary
>
>
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