tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268058133525072004.post7770268079639319105..comments2024-03-26T20:54:21.966-07:00Comments on No Limits to Learning: The Use of Clickers as Coercive Technology: Misuse vs. Appropriate UseLonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567344790169106284noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268058133525072004.post-88033353488571684782008-07-03T10:27:00.000-07:002008-07-03T10:27:00.000-07:00I love it Ira! Thanks for the ideas on the cell ph...I love it Ira! Thanks for the ideas on the cell phone and the poll service.Lonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567344790169106284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268058133525072004.post-62763425818735871262008-07-01T18:04:00.000-07:002008-07-01T18:04:00.000-07:00Lon,Thanks for the context you create. Despite the...Lon,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the context you create. Despite the way the debate unfolded, I need to say this about "clickers." I am sure they can be used in interesting ways. But I suggested that, probably in secondary and absolutely in higher education, if you were going to use a response system of this sort, the mobile phone-based systems are not just much cheaper, they allow actual interaction (what I called "the unanticipated question" and "the unanticipated answer") - with students able to not just say "A-B-C-D-E" or "true/false" but also, "What about?" or "Have you considered..." So, if the purpose is to add interaction into the dreaded university lecture hall (which was the argument of clicker proponents), I suggested adding actual interaction rather than building a stealth attendance system (that I actually got one professor to debate the cost/benefit ratio of enforcing attendance with clickers vs. electronic monitoring ankle bracelets was just icing on the cake).<BR/><BR/>For those interested in the mobile phone based systems, one vendor you can Google is "poll everywhere."irasocolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.com