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Improving motivation and classroom participation with student response system technology.
Brian Rivest and Aaron Fried
Do you ever wonder if your students:
Are paying attention? Are understanding what
you have just discussed?
Feel engaged, a part of
your class?
What can be done, especially in large lecture sections?
Ask more questions……..…! Give more quizzes……..…..! Use a student response
system (SRS; aka “clickers”)
What do I need to use Clickers in the Classroom?
Receiver ResponseCard “Clicker”
Software
Attendance...
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Administrator
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Full Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Librarian
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Technical Support Specialist
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