LectureTools at Innovate OSU 2011
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LECTURETOOLS RETOOLS education Perry Samson University of Michigan Jason Aubrey Lecturetools, Inc. http://www.lecturetools.com
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Dr. Perry Samson and Jason Aubrey present at the Innovate OSU conference in Columbus, Ohio. LectureTools is a web-based alternative to clickers designed to make large classes seem smaller and to engage students in lectures.
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LECTURETOOLS RETOOLS education
Perry Samson University of Michigan Jason Aubrey Lecturetools, Inc. http://www.lecturetools.com
Pressures on Higher Education
Increasing
Costs
Cheaper
Labor
Larger
Classes
Increase
Enrollment
Increase
Efficiency
Increase
Tuition
LECTURETOOLS
Pressures on Higher Education University
Number of Classes
(50-99 Students)
Number of Classes
(> 100 Students)
Arizona State University 237 636
Texas A&M University 529 386
Pennsylvania State University 475 475
University of Illinois – Urbana 387 387
University of Florida 329 329
University of Texas 603 339
Michigan State University 273 311
Ohio State University 519 310
University of Wisconsin-Madison 285 308
Indiana University 465 301
Purdue University 413 280
University of Minnesota 396 277
Florida State University 300 260
University of Michigan 314 249
UCLA 181 201
University of Central Florida 581 193
University of Washington-Seattle 238 182
University of Arizona 207 166
Issues with Large Classes
What Do We Do in Class? Never Once or
twice
Several
times Weekly
Nearly every
class
Traditional lecture 5 5 2 12 63
Lecture with physical demonstration 9 8 14 20 37
Lecture with computer-aided interactive "learning
objects" 18 11 26 15 18
Questions posed by instructor are answered
verbally by individual students 5 15 30 22 16
Small group discussion or think-pair-share 25 19 21 15 5
Questions posed by instructor are answered
simultaneously using hand count 22 12 29 14 10
Questions posed by instructor are answered
simultaneously using clickers 32 11 18 17 8
Whole-class discussions 31 20 19 13 5
Lecture with computer-aided animations 61 2 4 3 17
Classroom debates or role-playing 80 5 0 1 2
In-class exercises 63 19 4 2 0
Fieldwork 52 23 11 1 0
Addressing Student Engagement
Student
Response Note-Taking
Student
Inquiry
Analytics
Resources:
Textbooks,
Podcasts,
Broadcasts
Changes to the Classroom
Student
Perceptions
Clickers
3%
Other
5%
Neither
2%
LectureTools
90%
Clickers
Other
Neither
LectureTools
Instructor Perceptions
4
6
15
1
3
2
10
8
10
51
6
5
2
16
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Wireless will fail
Lack of power
outlets
Added distraction
for students
Added work for
me
Learning curve for
students
Learning curve for
me
Other
MI
Listserv
Instructor concerns about use of laptops in large classes
Student Perceptions “How do you feel that your use of laptops in this class has changed the
time you spend on tasks unrelated to the lecture?”
Student Perceptions “My engagement in this class has increased due to laptop use”
LectureTools => LectureTools, Inc.
Category Past 6 Months
# Colleges & Universities 808
Courses (>15 students) 98
# Registered Instructors 1,225
# Registered Students 11,045
Plans for Dissemination
Learning Technologies
Interoperability
Strategic Plan:
•Embed Learning Technologies Interoperability (LTI)
standard from IMS Global.
•Promote linkage to existing university LMS systems.
Technology Increases Engagement
Increased instructor control
1.Present lecture
•Show/hide slides
•Pose questions
•Show answers
•Answer questions
•Review participation
Student View
Instructor Dashboard
