Are you planning on using clickers for Interim or Spring 2010?
Thursday, November 05, 2009
If you are planning to use clickers in your Interim or Spring 2010 course(s), please make sure you have submitted your request(s) by the following dates
Interim - November 16
Spring - December 15
Once you have submitted your request(s), Teaching & Learning and the Campus Store will use the provided information to:
- order clickers and enrollment codes from eInstruction,
- include clickers as an item on the textbooks/materials listing(s) for your course(s), and
- equip the appropriate classrooms with the CPS software and receivers.
Submit Interim &/or Spring 2010 clicker requests
(Please make sure you are logged into KnightVision before clicking this link.)
If you are interested in using clickers or have any questions, please contact Krista Spahr.
Posted in: Announcements
Academic advising is right around the corner
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
...And it’s not too late to add a digital sign-up sheet to your advising organization. Why not try having your students sign up for an advising appointment from the comfort of their own computer (or other mobile device with wireless capability)?!
View Creating an Advising Wiki to learn how to set up a sign-up sheet in your KnightVision organization.
If you still have questions after viewing the tutorial, please contact one of the T&L team members or stop by the Digital Studio - Hekman Library 121 (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Additional instructions for creating a wiki using the code featured in the above tutorial to create your wiki.
Posted in: Best Practices: Technology Tips
The Hoot is on the move!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Last week we released the latest version of The Hoot, so things may look a bit different for those of you who have been following us! We are very excited about the new format of The Hoot, and hope the new “look and feel” enhances your visits to our blog!
If you had previously subscribed to The Hoot via an RSS feed, you will need to (re)subscribe to The Hoot via RSS to continue to receive the RSS updates. If you would like to receive email updates in your inbox, please subscribe to The Hoot via email too!
Posted in: Announcements
Welcome Survey Takers
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Many thanks to those who have just completed the survey on Learning Management System (LMS) functionality. We hope that this survey will give some clarity to the LMS project team on the features you use in KnightVision (Blackboard) and how you use them. We will be analyzing the data, reviewing your comments, and posting these results here on The Hoot.
Your feedback is vitally important as we work toward migrating from Blackboard to an open source alternative. Please contact us or leave comments for us on The Hoot.
-Matt Jeltema, on behalf of the LMS replacement project team
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Posted in: LMS Transition
Six-hundred ninety-five
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
As of Wednesday, September 30, six-hundred and ninety-five clickers have been registered in KnightVision for Fall semester. They are being used by fourteen instructors in seventeen courses.
Biology professor, David Koetje, who has been using the clickers in his Biology 141 classes for the last four years, has shared with us a couple of thoughts. “Clickers have greatly facilitated collaborative learning in Biology 141. Through the reporting features of the clicker software, student teams are able to compare answers to questions on formative quizzes, turning their attention to the rationale of different responses instead of simply obsessing about ‘right answers.’ Improvements in individual preparedness, critical thinking, and classroom engagement are three noteworthy benefits of our use of clicker technology.”
What does this mean? There is a powerful assessment tool being used on campus just waiting for you to tap into its potential. Just ask your students how many of them already have their own clicker in which they’ve enrolled in other course(s). In many cases, you might be surprised by the response.
How do the clickers work?
- Students purchase a clicker at the Campus Store for around $23.00. (Calvin College will subsidize the cost of enrolling the clicker, which will remain active for the duration of their time here at Calvin.)
- Instructors register their course(s) in KnightVision.
- Students register/enroll their clicker in your course(s) in KnightVision. (Students may register their clickers in multiple courses per semester.)
- You can use your clickers anytime in a variety of ways with results available right at your fingertips! Grades and data gathered from any class session can then be uploaded into your KnightVision grade center.
Posted in: Academic Software: Best Practices
