http://rellek.net/blog Rants and musings about my life, at present as a math graduate student in Atlanta Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://rellek.net/blog/?p=221&cpage=1#comment-3451 Clickers and the “Last Technology Holdouts” Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:33:25 +0000 http://rellek.net/blog/?p=221#comment-3451 [...] that happens. And might technology help a relatively novice teacher become more effective? Yes, that happens, too. Those are the kinds of changes in teaching that are worth thinking about and encouraging, and I [...] [...] that happens. And might technology help a relatively novice teacher become more effective? Yes, that happens, too. Those are the kinds of changes in teaching that are worth thinking about and encouraging, and I [...]

]]> http://rellek.net/blog/?p=287&cpage=1#comment-3447 Mitch Tue, 11 May 2010 00:23:27 +0000 http://rellek.net/blog/?p=287#comment-3447 From CETL director Donna Llewellyn via Facebook: "[T]here were two classes bigger than 50 (53 and 78) that each had 100% response rate, and a 77 one and a 79 student class with 98.7%, a 139 class with 97.8% and a 167 student class with 97.6%! But still, good job!" She also reports that for the first time ever, 71.6% of students completed at least one of the surveys. The overall rate is yet to come, but things are looking good. From CETL director Donna Llewellyn via Facebook: “[T]here were two classes bigger than 50 (53 and 78) that each had 100% response rate, and a 77 one and a 79 student class with 98.7%, a 139 class with 97.8% and a 167 student class with 97.6%! But still, good job!” She also reports that for the first time ever, 71.6% of students completed at least one of the surveys. The overall rate is yet to come, but things are looking good.

]]> http://rellek.net/blog/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-3445 More on Flexible Clicker Questions Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:02:56 +0000 http://rellek.net/blog/?p=278#comment-3445 [...] mention this because Mitch Keller recently described a similar incident in his math course over on his blog, Partially Ordered Thoughts.  He posed a [...] [...] mention this because Mitch Keller recently described a similar incident in his math course over on his blog, Partially Ordered Thoughts.  He posed a [...]

]]> http://rellek.net/blog/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-3443 Derek Bruff Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:14:33 +0000 http://rellek.net/blog/?p=278#comment-3443 Thanks for sharing this story, Mitch. I posted <a href="http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=163" rel="nofollow">a similar story</a> to my blog a while ago, and I titled the post "Flexible Clicker Questions." Yours is another example of how clicker questions differ from multiple-choice exam questions. Were this question on your exam, you wouldn't have ended up in a re-grade nightmare. However, since this was an in-class question, it became a great teachable moment! I really like this kind of flexibility that comes with asking clicker questions. Thanks for sharing this story, Mitch. I posted a similar story to my blog a while ago, and I titled the post “Flexible Clicker Questions.” Yours is another example of how clicker questions differ from multiple-choice exam questions. Were this question on your exam, you wouldn’t have ended up in a re-grade nightmare. However, since this was an in-class question, it became a great teachable moment! I really like this kind of flexibility that comes with asking clicker questions.

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