Why are Personal Response Systems "Clickers" Important?

• They help to maintain students' attention during a lecture and promote active student engagement during class.
• Create a safe space for shy and unsure students to participate; provide an inclusive environment.
• Promote discussion and collaboration among students during class.
• Encourage participation from every student and check for student understanding during class.

The above points are from Vanderbilt Center for Teaching Resources. Visit the site for everything you could want to know about Clickers.

Around Ohio

• The Classroom Clickers Committee (The Ohio State University).
• How to integrate PRS in your classes (Ohio University).
• Popular Feedback Devices Involve Students in Learning is about Professor McConnell's pilot program (University of Akron).

Around the Nation

• 7 Things You Should Know About Clickers (Educause).
• How do Clickers impact teaching and how to pick the right one for your class (Missouri University).
• PowerPoint Presentation on utilizing infrared personal response systems in the classroom (University of Colorado-Boulder).
• Simple answers and resources for those trying to get started using clickers in the classroom (University of Texas-Austin).
• Designing Effective Questions for Classroom Response Systems (University of Massachusetts).

Examples

• Sample questions formats and purposes for each type (Steve Draper, University of Glasgow).
• Stories on developing PRS use in the classroom by subject area (University of Hong Kong).
• A sample PowerPoint and video using PRS (University of Cincinnati).

Free and Low Cost Tools

• Macintosh Solutions
  Check out this comparison of all commercial products for PRS (University of North Carolina).

• PC/Windows Solutions
  Check out this comparison of all commercial products for PRS (University of North Carolina).