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Using Clickers for Engagement in a Non-Science Majors Course

Using Clickers for Engagement in a Non-Science Majors Course. Natalie Zayas , EdD California State University Monterey Bay nzayas@csumb.edu. Do you use clickers?. Yes No. What do you use clickers for (or what might you use them for?). Attendance/participation Quizzes/exams

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Using Clickers for Engagement in a Non-Science Majors Course

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  1. Using Clickers for Engagement in a Non-Science Majors Course Natalie Zayas, EdD California State University Monterey Bay nzayas@csumb.edu

  2. Do you use clickers? • Yes • No

  3. What do you use clickers for (or what might you use them for?) • Attendance/participation • Quizzes/exams • Sensitive issues • Check for understanding during lectures/discussions • Find out what students know • Study sessions • Other

  4. Why I decided to use clickers • Class size went from 28 84 • Engagement for non-majors • Make sure I wasn’t lecturing on something they understood • To check for understanding during lectures • Quizzes on readings • Case studies • Study Sessions for exams – using Jeopardy

  5. Students Views

  6. Quizzes

  7. Games for Study Sessions

  8. Disadvantages and Solutions • Cost –CSUMB rents clickers for $20 due to a grant • Technology problems • Laptop vs. computer in station: Rosters • Integration of grades into CMS - ?? • Using phone for clicker – Internet connection • Crashing software – files too big?? • Getting students to register clicker – clear directions in syllabus and review every class before they need to use clickers • Students forgetting to bring clicker – after a few times of “I’m sorry” they all get it or remind them it is like coming to class without a pencil.

  9. Advantages • Easy to set up and use – start with basic functions • Less paper for quizzes • University support – Clicker Check Day where IT comes to help with any technology issues with the clickers. They also support faculty with learning and any difficulties. • Keeps students engaged and participating – and AWAKE!

  10. Scientific Communication Fall 09 Envs 201 Modules 4-6

  11. How do Scientists indicate that they are building on past work in their journal articles? • By citing a lot of references • By using established methods • By describing how their results fit into past work • By describing their raw data 25

  12. Which of the following is consider primary literature? • National Geographic article • Star article • Nature article • New York Times article • Scientific American article 10

  13. Example – lecture to question

  14. Hydrologic Cycle

  15. Groundwater

  16. Aquifers

  17. This part of the hydrologic cycle is where water enters the ground becoming ground water • Evaporation • Condensation • Transpiration • Infiltration 25

  18. Games!!

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