Library Instruction Meets Game Show Technology

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1. Slide 1: Library Instruction Meets Game Show Technology ACRL Poster Session Presented by:  Susanna Eng susannae@usc.edu Susan Gardner  susangar@usc.edu University of Southern California, Leavey Library
2. Slide 2: What is PRS Technology? Personal Response System (PRS)  “clicker” technology was used for instant audience polling on the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” It can be adapted for use in the library  instruction setting to achieve instant, interactive assessment
3. Slide 3: How Does PRS Work? Students see a multiple- 1. choice question displayed on the screen and choose an answer on their clickers. The answer goes to a 2. receiver in the wall via infrared technology. The receiver sends the 3. information to a computer via USB port. The PRS software 4. displays a histogram with the breakdown of class responses.
4. Slide 4: PRS HARDWARE: Wireless Keypads Keypads are  powered by 2 AAA batteries Have their own  unique ID Buttons have alpha  numeric values (1A, 2B, 3C) Manufactured by  GTCO CalComp
5. Slide 5: PRS Hardware: Receivers Use infrared  technology similar to a TV remote control One receiver can  accommodate up to 40 keypads A single receiver  accepts one signal at a time, but multiple receivers possible Accepts signal from up  to 60 feet away
6. Slide 6: Additional Hardware Receiver connects  to the computer via serial port of computer or serial- to-USB adapter Receiver powered  by AC power adapter
7. Slide 7: PRS Software: TurningPointTM Used in conjunction with MS PowerPoint to  create interactive slides Allows you to create multiple choice questions  and identify the correct answer Creates detailed reports in Excel spreadsheet  form, which analyze individual sessions Reports include: results by question, graphical  results by question and participant results, among others
8. Slide 8: Sample question in TurningPoint slide: Which of the following keyword searches will get you fewer results? cognition and emotion 1. cognition or emotion 3. 1 and 2 will retrieve the same number of 5. results cognition and emotion and achievement 7. 0% 0% 0% 0% 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
9. Slide 9: Sample question with responses: 0 Which of the following keyword searches will get you fewer results? cognition and emotion 1. 50% 50% cognition or emotion 3. 1 and 2 will retrieve the same number of 5. results cognition and emotion and achievement 7. 0% 0% 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
10. Slide 10: Sample TurningPoint report: “Results by Question” 1.) Which of the following keyword searches will get you fewer results? Responses (percent) (count) 1. cognition and emotion 28.57% 4 2. cognition or emotion 21.43% 3 3. 1 and 2 will retrieve the same number of results 14.29% 2 4. cognition and emotion and achievement 35.71% 5 Totals 100% 14
11. Slide 11: Sample TurningPoint report: “Graphical Results by Question” 29% 36% 21% 14% 1. cognition and emotion 2. cognition or emotion 3. 1 and 2 will retrieve the same number of r... 4. cognition and emotion and achievement
12. Slide 12: Sample TurningPoint report: “Participant results” Keypad Comm Port Last Name ID 1) Which For a paper on the5) Which For find the citation fo 2) of the following keyword searches willon publicf 3) What is the best tool tothepaper is the bes 4) A professor wants you to findyou decline of California’s the de 6) a following keyw 7) What getprofes 8) A “sch 1 4 Student 1 310521 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 4 Student 2 310522 1 2 1 1 4 4 3 2 3 4 Student 3 310523 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 2 4 4 Student 4 310524 4 2 3 1 4 2 3 2 5 4 Student 5 310525 4 2 3 3 4 2 3 2 6 4 Student 6 310526 4 2 3 2 4 2 3 2
13. Slide 13: Benefits of PRS for Students Attention-grabbing  Integrates technology with learning  (especially good for Generation Y) Student responses can remain  anonymous Facilitates peer learning  Allows for non-threatening, non-  graded testing
14. Slide 14: Benefits of PRS for Librarians Allows for automatic tabulation of  responses -labor saving Allows instant assessment of class  strengths/weaknesses Facilitates classroom discussion  Incorporates active learning  Can analyze individual responses to  gauge teaching effectiveness
15. Slide 15: Bibliography GTCO CalComp, “InterWrite Products:  PRS,” http://www.gtcocalcomp.com/interwrite prs.htm (accessed 3/24/05) Turning Technologies,”TurningPoint  Software,” http://www.turningtechnologies.com/fea tures.htm (accessed 3/24/05)
16. Slide 16: Bibliography The Center for Scholarly Technology,  Teaching and Learning Services, “Theme: Networked Interaction & Classroom Engagement With Personal Response Systems,” University of Southern California, http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/cst/tls new/currentthemes/nice.html Eric Goldscheider, “In Class, Gadgets for  Interacting, and No One Need Nod Off,” New York Times, November 12, 2000.
17. Slide 17: Bibliography James L. Fitch, “Student Feedback in the  College Classroom: A Technology Solution,” Educational Technology, Research & Development 52, 1(2004): 71-81. Elisabeth Butler, “Who Wants to Be a  Physicist?,” Arkansas Business 17, 46 (Nov 13, 2000): 13.