Audience Response Systems are an effective way to use technology in the classroom to foster interaction in a large group setting.
The e-teaching collaborative offers a support service to guide you through the process of using the Audience Response System from the intial set up to walking you through your presentation. Please contact Lynel Jackson lynel.jackson@queensu.ca if you have any further questions or require a support session.
ResponseWare™ - a revolutionary new response system - is a web-based polling application that lets participants use the devices they use most - their mobile devices and computers. Participants using smartphones, laptops and other Internet-connected devices can respond in real-time to interactive polling questions. Results are immediately transferred through data plans to Turning Point.
Before you begin watching the video, download TurningPoint AnyWhere:
TurningPoint AnyWhere 2.4 Windows (updated February 2011)
Watch a quick video clip below with instructions on how to use ResponseWare™:
Device Specific Applications Participants can download ResponseWare for iPhone, iPod touch® or BlackBerry® smartphone to take advantage of the specific features and functionality available with the device.
Benefits
To Students:
The Audience Response system creates a way of communicating with their professors directly to demonstrate what they have learned and to see what their peers have learned
Students also have the opportunity to engage with the material, learning in a less traditional manner that involves them more actively.
To Faculty:
Faculty feel a greater sense of connection with students in such a large class, and are able to tailor lectures and discussions based on the knowledge base of their students
Faculty are able to offer immediate formative feedback to the class, based on the data the clickers have given them
Faculty are able to shift their teaching focus to conceptual instruction, and student engagement
Faculty can store and review student response to improve future teaching.
