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Qwizdom Clickers -->  Definition  |  History at UM-Flint

What are clickers (a.k.a. Audience Response Systems, Classroom Response Systems, Personal Response Systems)? 

According to Wikipedia, clickers are "a type of interaction associated with the use of audience response systems, to create interactivity between a presenter and (his/her) audience. Systems for co-located audiences combine wireless hardware with presentation software and systems for remote audiences may use the telephone or web polls for audiences watching through television or the internet."  

 

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classroom_response_system

History of Clicker Project

In the Fall of 2005, ITS demonstrated the H-ITT type of clicker system to faculty and staff at a workshop during Extended Learning's Faculty Development Day and at a Technology Brown Bag. 

ITS participated in the U-M Ann Arbor LSA investigation of this technology by attending vendor demonstrations and also demonstrations by professors piloting two different types of clickers, Qwizdom and PRS Interwrite. 

In Winter 2007 semester, Phase I of the Qwizdom clicker pilot consists:
 

On April 18, 2007, ITS facilitated a second Technology Brown Bag where the above participating professors discussed their experiences.  ITS plans to launch Phase II of the pilot for Fall 2007, hopefully purchasing sets which can be "checked out" for the semester for use in lectures or labs.  In doing so, we hope to delay costs to students for purchasing their own clicker until classroom response systems are used in more courses.  If you have an interest in participating in this project, please contact Debi Rowden at 237-6631 or drowden@umflint.edu.

Related Links
Clickers II - UM-Flint Technology Brown Bag presentation - April 18, 2007

Qwizdom Remotes for sale at the U-M Computer Showcase

U-M Ann Arbor Qwizdom Resources
Qwizdom Video Tutorials

7 Things You Should Know About Clickers - Educause (PDF format)

Classroom Clickers Catching On As An Instant Assessment Tool 

Engaging Students in Large Lectures Using a Classroom Response System - U of M Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)

 . . . April 19, 2007

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