The Inaugural Conference on Classroom Response Systems: Innovations and Best Practices
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Conference Details
Date: November 15, 2008
Time: 7:30 AM (Continental Breakfast/Registration) - 5:00 PM
Location: Founder's Union Building, Shelby Campus, University of Louisville
Keynote Speakers: Drs. Tim Stelzer and Doug Duncan
Registration cost: $150 (Early Bird); $175 after August 15, 2008
Description
Since the 1980s, the use of classroom response systems, or "clickers", has proliferated on college campuses across the United States . Faculty members from numerous disciplines use clickers for various purposes, depending on the goals of the course and the learning needs of the students. Clickers are used widely to assess the level of students' knowledge, both before introducing new material and after it has been taught; to enhance active learning strategies such as peer instruction or think-pair-share activities; to enhance class discussion on difficult subjects where anonymity of opinion is helpful; to obtain attendance or participation information; to gather feedback on teaching; or assist in testing and evaluation of students (Zhu, 2007).
In the past 25 years, articles on the scholarship of teaching surrounding the use of clickers has increased dramatically. This conference will bring together scholars from across the United States to begin the process of using that literature and our collective experience in teaching with clickers to develop innovations and "best practice" models for the use of audience response systems in the classroom.
Objectives
- Compare and contrast innovations in classroom response systems that lead to better student engagement, foster greater critical thinking, provide effective assessment and evaluation, and offer other benefits for faculty and students.
- Describe "best practices" in the use of classroom response systems.
Tracks
- Social Sciences
- STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
- Business and Humanities
- Health Sciences
Concurrent sessions will be 75 minutes in length
Who Should Attend?
- Faculty who are currently using or interested in using classroom response systems as a teaching pedagogy.
- Administrators who want to learn more about classroom response system best practices and innovations to improve student retention and engagement.
- Others interested in learning more about uses of classroom response systems.