Physics 212
I-Clicker Information
Summer 2012
Introduction
- Participation in the 212 Lectures now requires the use
of "I-clickers". These are radio-frequency remotes, keyed to
each individual student, which will allow anonymous (to other students,
but not to the staff) responses to questions asked in Lecture. Past research
has shown these to be very effective at improving student/lecturer
interactions, which in turn are known to improve student learning (which
is what we care about) and, consequently, student grades (what you care
about).
- The bottom line: You need to get one at the bookstore
(new or used), and bring it to every lecture (yes, including the first
one).
Registration
- To register your I-Clicker (using your netID),
Points
- You will receive one point of credit (out of 100
prelecture, preflight and lecture points for the course) for every lecture
in which you participate using the i-clicker. "Participate"
means answering at least 75% of the questions (not necessarily correctly,
though) asked in that lecture. You will also recieve a
"bonus" point for each lecture based on the fraction of the
questions you answer correctly. These bonus points will be added to your
homework/Discussion score at the end of the semester.
- Although we encourage you to attend the lecture to
which you are assigned (to keep the sizes balanced), you can get clicker
credit at any of the lectures on a given day. However, each student can
get credit for at most one lecture per day. (This means that no two 212
students should share the same clicker -- only one of them will end up
getting credit.)
Miscellaneous
- The batteries should easily last the entire
semester. In any event, if they are starting to go, the clicker will
flash, letting you know; you should still have enough power for another
few lectures after that, i.e., there's no good excuse for not getting new
batteries.
If you have other
questions, chances are they will be answered here.