I’m really excited to be running another peer instruction workshop with my colleague Cynthia Heiner. This time, we’re tailoring the content of the clicker questions to biology, thanks to the input (and organization) of our CWSEI colleague, Bridgette Clarkston (@funnyfishes on Twitter). I’ll try to get the presentation into Slideshare. In the meantime, I made of poster [PDF] for the the 2012 CWSEI End-of-Year event that illustrates the clicker choreography we recommend.
Effective Peer Instruction in Biology
Using Clickers
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Presenters | Peter Newbury and Cynthia Heiner CWSEI Science Teaching and Learning Fellows |
Time | 9:00 – 9:30 am: Coffee and donuts 9:30 am – 12:30 pm: Workshop 12:30 – 1:00 pm: Lunch (provided), chance to mingle and ask questions |
Location | Biological Sciences Bldg, room 4223 (next to Zoology Main Office) |
Workshop | This workshop will emphasize best practices for introducing and running peer instruction with clickers. Everyone will have a chance to practice conducting a peer instruction episode, from presenting a question to reacting to the audience’s votes. We’ll talk about whether or not to award clicker marks and point you to resources for learning the technical side of using i>clickers: hardware, software and sync’ing with Vista. We’ll also briefly discuss what makes and effective clicker question and, if time allows, discuss tips for creating effective questions. |
Audience | This workshop will focus on teaching biology and is open to everyone interested in science education including (but not limited to) faculty, staff, post-docs, graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students. |
Please register by Friday, May 11th by contacting Bridgette Clarkston. Please indicate if you’d like to attend the lunch and if you have any dietary restrictions. |