Workshop on classroom clicker pedagogy to be held Nov. 9 at Foster Auditorium
Faculty and staff interested in getting the most out of in-class use of student response systems (clickers) are invited to register for a clicker pedagogy workshop titled “Clickers in the Classroom: Pedagogical Best Practices” to be held November 9 at Foster Auditorium in Paterno Library from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Faculty and staff interested in getting the most out of in-class use of student response systems (clickers) are invited to register for a clicker pedagogy workshop titled “Clickers in the Classroom: Pedagogical Best Practices” to be held November 9 at Foster Auditorium in Paterno Library from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The main speaker at the workshop will be Dr. Roger Freedman, Ph.D., lecturer in physics at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB). Several Penn State faculty members who use clickers in their classes will also be on-hand to discuss their use of technology and to answer any clicker implementation questions from the audience.
Among the subjects the workshop will cover are the following:
At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy and helped pioneer the use of classroom response systems and the "flipped" classroom model at UCSB. He is co-author of three introductory textbooks: “University Physics”, “Universe”, and “Investigating Astronomy”.
To register and for more information, please go to: https://register4its.psu.edu/Public/ShowDetail.asp?scheduleid=109546. Refreshments will be available after the presentation in Mann Assembly Room located next to Foster Auditorium.
For those not able to attend in person, the event will be streamed live by Media Site Live at http://live.libraries.psu.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=caa2d734489a42f5bd4811fea72d60b71d.
The workshop is sponsored by University Libraries and Teaching and Learning with Technology.
Among the subjects the workshop will cover are the following:
- Writing good clicker questions
- Utilizing "peer instruction" and other types of questions
- Do's and don'ts when implementing clickers
- Giving points for answering questions
At UCSB, Dr. Freedman has taught in both the Department of Physics and the College of Creative Studies, a branch of the university intended for highly gifted and motivated undergraduates. He has published research in nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and laser physics. In recent years, he has helped to develop computer-based tools for learning introductory physics and astronomy and helped pioneer the use of classroom response systems and the "flipped" classroom model at UCSB. He is co-author of three introductory textbooks: “University Physics”, “Universe”, and “Investigating Astronomy”.
To register and for more information, please go to: https://register4its.psu.edu/Public/ShowDetail.asp?scheduleid=109546. Refreshments will be available after the presentation in Mann Assembly Room located next to Foster Auditorium.
For those not able to attend in person, the event will be streamed live by Media Site Live at http://live.libraries.psu.edu/mediasite/Viewer/?peid=caa2d734489a42f5bd4811fea72d60b71d.
The workshop is sponsored by University Libraries and Teaching and Learning with Technology.
