Faculty-led Virtual Seminar on Classroom Response Systems Update

Yesterday, I attended an online guest lecture (or seminar) that focused on Classroom Response Systems. This lecture was sponsored by the textbook publisher John Wiley & Sons with a presentation by David Marx at Illinois State University. Dr. Marx spoke on the teaching and learning benefits of Classroom Response Systems, and in particular how to write meaningful questions. Overall, this lecture was very informative. It started out with the benefits of using such a system to include transforming a passive classroom to a much more interactive classroom. He also provided data from a research study at the University of Indiana showing the benefits of such a system (including an improvement in student learning and substantial impact on pre- vs. post-test results). He then spoke of the benefits that he has seen and gave interactive examples of things you can do with clickers in the classroom (including quizzes, feedback, testing, peer instruction, and interactive demonstrations). Dr. Marx then concluded with suggestions on how to write effective interactive questions and logistical strategies. Overall, a very informative seminar. Not only did I enjoy this seminar, but I plan to attend others in the near future. If you would like more information on such seminars visit www.wherefacultyconnect.com.