University of North Florida • • • • •
Comprehensive state university 1300 scenic acres 16,561 students 572 full‐time faculty 5 colleges – 52 undergraduate degree programs, – 25 graduate degree programs – 3 doctoral programs
• and growing…
CIRT The Center for Instruction & Research Technology offers expertise, resources, and training to assist faculty in ways that enable them to develop greater capacities for using technology for teaching and research. CIRT also disseminates ideas, frameworks, and materials that apply pedagogical knowledge to the teaching and learning process.
Timeline Timeline
•GOT investigates campus‐wide system •Reviews 5 systems •Invites 3 vendors to campus
•CIRT buys 32‐pad kit and sets up campus demos •Faculty begin adopting textbook bundles
2004 and prior
•Kits in Education, Chemistry/Physics •Vendor exhibit at miniConference •Faculty start showing interest
Spring 2005
Fall 2005
•GOT forms
Spring 2006
Fall 2006
•Early adoption begins •11 classes •Lots of vendor support •Visit from UCF faculty
Spring 2007
•eInstruction recommended to •eInstruction recommended to University Technology University Committee for Technology Committee for adoption adoption •Adoption agreement •Recommendation signed •Agreement signed
•50 classes
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
•Support model/option process refined •Use grows •More training sessions
Problem(s) • Three or more different student response systems were being used on campus in small adoptions that were difficult to support and often involved a high cost for students. • No training or pedagogical development available to faculty • No integration with existing systems
GOT (Gang of Technology) • Charged in December 2005 by UNF's University Technology Committee with providing a process and decision‐making body for the request and investigation of new academic technologies. • Requests come from colleges, departments, or individuals. • Membership – Campus Technology Committee Chair (Faculty Association) – Networking and User Services Director (Information Technology Services) – Center for Instruction & Research Technology Director (Academic Affairs) – Library Systems and Technology Director – Pull in other resources as needed
GOT (Gang of Technology) • • • • • •
Student Response System Freshman iPod Project WebSurveyor Journal LX Virtual Museum Streaming Capture Station
Key Criteria • Ease of use • Cost to students • Platform compatibility • Office integration • Blackboard integration
Market Review • • • • •
Interwrite PRS iClickers Qwizdom eInstruction TurningPoint
Vendor Demos • Interwrite PRS • eInstruction • TurningPoint
2006 analysis
TurningPoint
eInstruction 12 character numeric entry with decimal point and minus sign with numeric entry confirmation; fraction capable; auto‐join
Comparison
Clicker Capabilities 12 character numeric entry; Go/Login **new keypad w/ decimal capability expected for Spring 07 and vendor will swap.
Display Receivers
No; Successful transitions acknowledged via 3‐ second green light USB
Communication Type
RF; up to 82 sessions in close proximity without interference
software
integrated into Office; author in PPT
data slicing, conditional branching, reporting, features demographic, work group results, Range 200 ft.minimum Remote dimensions 3.3" x .1 " x .3" Remotes per receiver up to 1000 Battery Type 2 coin cell CR2032 (3.0V) Lithium Batteries Battery Life 6 ‐ 12 months OS Compatibility PC only, Mac beta available Sept. 25 2006 Used Most bookstores will buy back clicker at a reduced market for clickers? price. Students can also resell to another student.
yes, 3‐line LCD, battery and signal strength indicators, correct/incorrect answer indicator option, answer masking option. USB RF: 2.4 GHz technology on a proprietary frequency, spread spectrum frequency hopping technology CPS 4.0; complete ppt integration; exports to csv, html, rtf, text, pdf, imports from CSV and other file formats. Free software, no yearly licensing fees and no upgrade fees. PowerPoint plug‐in coming later this fall 2006. data slicing, 20+ standardized reports, integrates with any interactive whiteboard for ad hoc questioning capability) 200 ft. 4 3/4 inches long, 2 1/4 inches wide, 1 1/8 inches thick 1000 AA 360 hours continuous use PC/Mac yes, since they can be re‐registered by a new student
2006 analysis
Blackboard Integration
TurningPoint
eInstruction Students register response pads and pay for activation from within their Bb accounts. Software imports names from BB and sessions can be uploaded automatically or on demand to Bb grade book.
Comparison
Reporting
Bb building block being developed Responses can be tracked and reports generated. TurningPoint has 24 reports to choose from
Publisher Partnerships
Thomson Learning and ExamView
20+ reports are available immediately after session. Prentice Hall, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, and McDougal Littell, or any publisher that uses ExamView. ExamView question banks import directly into CPS for immediate use.
Supported Question True/False, Yes/No, Multiple choice, Likert(strongly yes/no, true/false, Multiple choice 2 through MC 8 (A ‐ H), Types agree to Strongly disagree. numeric response, including decimals, fractional response Software can be downloaded on as many computers as you wish at no charge. We bill for license per Software Cost polling device. no cost for software; free upgrades for life of adoption Clicker Costs *to bookstore +33% $44 w/ campus standardization agreement $15 w/ adoption $13 per semester, max lifetime fees $35 ‐ $60 (see Activation fees none attached file with standardization information) 1 receiver free to professors who adopt CPS; additional Receiver Cost $99 w/campus standardization agreement $250 yes; and / for fractions, negative integers can also be Decimal Point expected in next release of keypad input software integration; low to no learning curve for low initial cost to students; publisher partnerships;clicker faculty; lower receiver cost, seamless integration has more capabilities, PowerPoint integration, 20+ PROS with Bb, Demographic capabilities, v‐pad option standardized reports. CONS less capable clicker; higher initial cost to students separate software package
Support Model CIRT
ITS
Adoption Faculty Consultation Software Training
Bb Integration Classrooms Request System
eInstruction ALL Student Support
Adoption Rate Term
Instructors
Sections
Students
Spring 07
4
11
392
Summer07
5
11
528
Fall 07
13
32
1577
Spring 08
17
50
2294
Summer 08
12
24
976
ALBERT C. WHITTENBERG
Middle Tennessee State Univ • Founded in 1991 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training • 137 Permanent Buildings, 4.1 Million Square Feet, 504 Acres • Enrollment is 22,500‐23,000 (largest undergraduate population of any state of Tennessee school) • One mile from geographic center of Tennessee • Seven University Colleges (and every one of them wanted a different clicker system)
Brief History of Selection Process • Committee Formed in Summer 2006 (made up of faculty from each college and also IT support representation) • Vendors asked to send clickers to review • • • • •
Turning Technologies (TurningPoint) eInstruction H‐ITT (Hyper‐Interactive Teaching Technology) iClicker InterWrite PRS (Personal Response System)
• All Systems Evaluated and Preferences Submitted
• • • • • • • • • •
Evaluation Criteria Cost (Both Clickers and Receivers) Ease of Use Durability Battery Use/Life Clicker Size/Weight/Layout of Keys Integration with WebCT (now Desire2Learn) Receiver (RF versus IR) Cross‐Platform Connectivity (Mac and Windows) Network Capable (Remote Sites) Overall Software Features (and Clicker Features)
Selection of TurningPoint • • • • • • •
One of the least expensive solutions Uses PowerPoint (most of our faculty already use) Already being used on campus No semester/annual fees No required registration Numeric entry was a big plus for Sciences Other TBR institutions using (possibilities in pricing and support)
Early Adopters • Judith M. Gross (Chemistry) • Gary P. Wulfsburg (Chemistry) • Andrew A. K. Owusu (Health and Human Performance) – Original member of committee • Christine Mary Poythress (Music) – Original member of committee • All my early presentation requests for Clickers came from the College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Does it work for the Humanities? • Review of Univ of Wisconsin‐System Clicker Project – 2007 Educause (consisting of the four institutions UW‐ Milwaukee, UW‐Eau Claire, UW‐Oshkosh, and UW‐ Whitewater) • 3,400 students and 28 faculty (surveys showed that engagement, partcipation and interaction greatly increased) • Most examples not in Humanities (instead in Nursing, Biology, Geosciecnes, Health Sciences, etc.) • Geoffrey D. Peterson, UW‐Eau Claire, Political Science
Quote from Geoffrey D. Peterson For example, it is far easier to construct a multiple choice question addressing Newton’s Second Law in a clicker format compared to a question regarding the application of the Second Amendment to a particular court case.
My Problems • How do you engage freshman in a required survey course of American history? – Movies (good for clips…but limits class time) – PowerPoint (everyone does that) – Discussion (works but limits how much content we can realistically cover) • Since most survey courses are limited to 2‐3 exams, how does the instructor really know the students are understanding the material?
Screenshot of TurningPoint
Results of questions on Chapter 2 quiz: • I give three questions regarding Columbus on the weekly quiz I give each of them. Here are the results from each class (Fall‐No Clickers, Spring‐With Clickers): • Fall 07 – Question 1 (100%), Question 2 (71.43%), Question 3 (75%) • Spring – Question 1 (100%), Question 2 (92.86%), Question 3 (81.82%)
Exam Results • Fall 07 – Average Exam 1 ‐ 77.04% • Spring 08 – Average Exam 1 ‐ 91.26% • Of course, this could mean I had better students in my Spring course (or any number of reasons) so further research will be necessary • The bottom line is I can see more students taking part in the class then my traditional lecture.
Next Steps @ MTU??? • Conduct surveys much like UW project for my classes • Continue to support growth with Basic and Applied Sciences faculty • Try to get volunteers for each main college (with the hope that they will spread the news and be willing to present to their colleagues) • For my own growth, continue to see which questions do or do not work in my class
UNF Faculty are currently using clickers… • • • • • • • •
to check for understanding to conduct opinion polling to provide students with instant feedback for peer instruction to spark discussion in class to award participation points to take attendance to administer paper tests
Clickers @ UNF Fall 2007 Student Survey I am more likely to attend class as a result of the instructor using clickers.
I am more involved in the class as a result of the instructor using clickers.
Strongly Agree
Strongly Agree
Agree
Agree
Neutral
Neutral
Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Next steps @ UNF • • • • •
Created more customized directions for UNF Improve web‐based resources Create FAQ Foster faculty experts Index research
Questions???