AUDIENCE RESPONSE
SYSTEM (ARS)
An audience response system allow faculty to collect real-time data from
their students during lecture. Students are polled using questions with
up to five responses. The response rates can be displayed immediately,
and individual responses can be stored for potential use in grading
(in the form of participation points or points awarded based on correctness
of the answers). This ability to engage every student simultaneously,
regardless of class size, can invite a type of “dialogue” in
the classroom that promotes more engaged pedagogy while providing feedback
to both instructors and students.
INTRODUCING
THE I-CLICKER
In
response to increased faculty interest in this technology an ad hoc
committee was formed to select an audience response system that would
meet the current and future needs of our campus community. After
reviewing three competing systems, and carefully considering
the feedback from faculty, the decision was made to recommend the
iClicker
system.
In fall of 2008 iClicker became the centrally supported audience response system for the Manoa campus.
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