Why is a clicker required for this class?

1. Why is a clicker required for this class? • To save trees and increase efficiency and feedback. • To increase discussion and help you develop analysis and argumentation skills (hopefully helping you on your papers!)

2. How this class will work Lecture 1st Thing in Class: Reading Quiz Before Class A) B) C) Share Thinking Tie to Reading Discussion Question 1 3 What we Thought Discuss A) B) C) 2

3. How this class will work Lecture 1st Thing in Class: Reading Quiz You must get these correct to get your “quiz points” Before Class A) B) C) Share Thinking Tie to Reading Discussion Question You must vote to get your “participation points” (often multiple answers can be defended) 1 3 What we Thought Discuss A) B) C) 2

4. Increase efficiency and feedback • Reading quizzes give you the excuse to “stay up” with the reading* this incentive allowed me to keep on top of my course workload and to maintain a positive study habit As it mattered for our final grade we studied and did the readings every week instead of hoarding up the studying till before the midterms and final exams. *UCSD First Year Students

5. Increase discussion • EVERYONE will get a chance to be involved (not just the 2-3 usual people) The green colored clicker questions forced me to interact with my peers and hence helped in forming good study groups as well as friends. Even though I never physically spoke during class lecture as a whole, I felt as if my voice was heard during the opinion clicker questions.  In this class I feel included… in other classes I feel excluded.

6. Develop analysis and argumentation skills The "green” questions also facilitate some thought provoking perspectives on the material, and they've helped me formulate my own questions and analyses outside of class. I learn not only from professors' teaching, but also other students' ideas as they express themselves about green clicker questions. I believe the use of clickers really help us learn.

7. Finally In this lecture we were asked to engage in a discussion about the past where as in other lectures I have had dates thrown at me and I was expected to memorize them without really understanding how they played into the big picture. I always wanted to come to class because lectures made me look at the past in a different way than I had before. 

8. Why clickers? • I want you to have the best possible learning experience… • Practice argumentation skills • Look at things from multiple perspective • Large classroom  smaller… • Your fellow students strongly recommend it

9. ONLY SHOW THIS NEXT SLIDE BEFORE THE FIRST VOTE!!!!

10. Change Frequency:* • Original i>clicker: • Press and hold the power button on the remote until the “Vote Status” light begins flashing. • Use the A-E buttons to enter the two-letter frequency code. The A-E LEDs flash green indicating the frequency change was successful. • BUT REDO THIS EVERYTIME YOUR CLICKER TURNS OFF! • i>Clicker2: • Press and hold the Power button until the two-letter frequency on the LCD flashes. • Use the A-E buttons to enter the new two-letter frequency code. A checkmark appears on the LCD indicating the frequency change was successful. *Professor must have base station plugged in and connected. Each classroom at UCSD has an assigned frequency – on base station