Wouldn’t it be nice to get immediate feedback from students about what they are learning? You can do that -- and more -- with student-response systems (AKA "clickers").

Clickers are wireless electronic devices, resembling a TV remote, that enable students to respond to questions in the classroom. Faculty can immediately tally and display the results and then use them to inform class discussion and refine the focus of the remaining class time. Clickers allow for a variety of question types to assess student understanding and can be used in a number of inventive ways to engage students and support active learning. They can even be used to give quizzes and take attendance!

Among other things, participants in this workshop will learn about using clickers with PowerPoint and other uses of clickers in the classroom. Additional topics include research on clickers and the emerging best practices for using clickers to engage students in learning.