Clickers Encourage Student Participation During Class

By Staff Writer kentwired.com "Mandy Lawman, training specialist from Turning Technologies, LLC, held a workshop for professors yesterday to teach them how to utilize clickers in the classroom for student benefit. “What I found is that the students, in general, are more engaged during the class and the constant interaction with the lecture as opposed to just sitting there and taking notes,” Lawman said.Sociology professor David Purcell has been teaching at Kent State for three years, and this is the first time he made the $45 ResponseCard XR clicker a requirement for one of his classes." Read more... See all news...