At BCC, several faculty have used clickers successfully for formative assessment, to increase student engagement, and to review for exams. Some textbook publishers are now offering “clicker-enabled” presentations as instructor […]
This article discusses some sophisticated uses of LA in the classroom, such as: what if you could track responses to a problem, then have a student’s computer group him/her with […]
If you are interested in clickers, please ck out this resource from Harvard. Physics Professor Eric Mazur is a lead user of clickers, and has developed best practices for peer […]
Frank S. did a brilliant workshop in the CTL last week, demonstrating how, in the year or so he has been using clickers in his science classes, his use of […]
Dr. Eric Mazur of Harvard Physics discusses the evolution of this classroom approach, including the use of “clickers.” He collaborated with BCC this past Fall on an NSF proposal.
Professor Jeffrey Henriques, Dept of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, has used Clickers since 2004, and shares some approaches: (Full article at: http://bit.ly/91xw58) “Henriques said he typically asks four to six […]
Here are some comments on Professional Day, which was held on September 2nd, entitled “Spotlight on Innovation,” and featured BCC Faculty and Staff presenting the results of research projects: What […]
Clickers are here! One set of classroom clickers is being used in Chem 150 by Prof. Tom Carey under a Title III Student Success Research Grant this semester. So far, […]
From Inside Higher Ed, a new study published in Science shows that students can learn new conceptual strategies from each other. Click the link to read the article: peerinstruction1
