iClicker has announced that the legacy iClicker Classic software will be retired and no longer supported or available at the end of 2023. For several years now most instructors have used the more robust iClicker Cloud software to engage their students with classroom polls and other features. iClicker Cloud offers additional polling question types (short answer, target question) not available in the legacy iClicker Classic software. If you are still using iClicker Classic please make plans to transition to the iClicker Cloud software beginning in the Spring 2024 semester. This iClicker resource has full details on iClicker Classic transition to iClicker Cloud
Don’t forget that Michigan Tech has a campus site license for iClicker, so instructors can use it as part of their teaching pedagogy at no extra cost to their students. Please visit our CTL student polling resource page for more information on using polls to engage students in your classes. A short knowledge base article also reviews the basics of getting started with iClicker Cloud. Contact the CTL (elearning@mtu.edu) if you have questions or need help planning your transition to iClicker Cloud.
Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 12:00 noon
CTL Lunch and Learn: Engaging Students
Learning involves more than just listening!
Changing a student’s role from a passive listener to being actively involved in the learning process is said to improve one’s skills in collaboration, critical and creative thinking as well as problem solving. An active role in learning has also been vital to supporting retention of new knowledge. The constructivist learning theory states that learning happens when students are able to test their constructs through discussions with their peers, ask questions and test various possibilities.
Have you considered ways that you can increase student engagement in your courses but are not sure where to start?
Register to attend the next Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning Lunch and Learn on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 as we explore educational strategies best suited for your course content, level of complexity, class size, and even classroom layout! Whether you are just starting to explore ways to engage students or have had success and would like to try other approaches we hope you will join us.
Register here to join us for this lunch and learn.
Student learning is largely dependent on the type of mindset they hold. This article explains how teachers can help students achieve the mindset most beneficial to learning.
A Mindset for Learning: The Dispositions of Academically Successful Students
From: The Scholarly Teacher
By:Scott Gaier
The advent of online learning has forced us to change the way we must go about teaching. The article below talks about how Direct Instruction can still be effective in online learning.
Rethinking Direct Instruction in Online Learning
From: Faculty Focus
By: Kristi Bronkey
From Faculty Focus – Higher Education Teaching Strategies from Magna Publications: