Physics 213 I-Clicker Information
Spring 2011
Introduction
- Participation in the 213
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
Points
- We will give credit for every
lecture in which the student participates using the i-clicker.
"Participate" means answering at least 50% of the questions (not
necessarily correctly) asked in that lecture.
- NOTE: 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 students should not share clickers -- only one of them
will end up getting credit.)
- The awarded points (before
final normalization) should show up (intermittently) in the gradebook.
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.