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[...] who is working outside the accepted structures and norms of the environment. In an earlier post, Everybody Teaches Everybody Learns, I mentioned that it’s difficult to be a “prophet in your own land.” As soon as you [...]

By: Maria H. Andersen

Maria H. Andersen — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:12:20 +0000

Actually, I didn’t begin to understand why one would want to use clickers until I saw them used at a conference presentation. So I used them as a participant, and then understood the implications for learning better.

Bring a batch of clickers to faculty development sessions on other topics and incorporate them into the presentations. This will introduce faculty who would otherwise not be interested in learning about clickers and how they can increase engagement in presentations and teaching.

See, personal use first!

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:10:39 +0000

Great post, Maria. These are key ingredients in leading or motivating change in educational practices. I’ve #2 (speak to the core problems) and #3 (context is key) to be particularly true when I’m talking with faculty about teaching with clickers. “Trouble motivating your students to participate in class? Try clickers!” can work well. Also, having examples of clicker questions and activities in particular disciplines goes a long way toward making the use of clickers concrete and sensible for faculty in those disciplines.

I would say that #6 (personal use first, instructional use second) can be tough to implement with some technologies–clickers, for instance. Technologies that were created specifically for instruction often don’t have particularly relevant personal uses. Technologies that were designed for personal use and can be adapted effectively to instructional settings, on the other hand, lend themselves to #6.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:47:24 +0000

Well… there’s no way I could’ve said that better. As the overview of how to push things forward, that’s exactly it. It’s like the counter-manifesto to the Army’s field manual on sabotage that Mark likes to bring out.

You’re my black swan… my black… swan…