Category Archives: Learning & Teaching

Thoughts about the processes of learning and teaching, and about how to do either well.

clicker resources posted

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Ian

At Stephanie Chasteen’s urging, I’ve posted a collection of my various writings about using clickers effectively to my web site. Beware: Some are more polished than others, and some are a little frayed around the edges. I hope you find … Continue reading →

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AAPT Talk

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ian

A quick note: Last week I gave an invited talk at the AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) summer conference, entitled “Key factors in teachers’ success or failure adopting clicker pedagogy.” The somewhat self-explanatory prezi that went with the talk … Continue reading →

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the best clicker question I used last term

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Ian

Context: a “conceptual physics” course with 50+ students enrolled, and 40-45 in attendance any given day. (I don’t take attendance in any way, and offer no credit of any kind for clicker question responses. I do not want to frame … Continue reading →

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the dangers of formative assessment without agility

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Ian

Within a teaching context, formative assessment means gathering data about what students do and don’t get, how they’re thinking, etc. for the purpose of guiding ongoing teaching and learning. It’s assessment to improve learning, not to evaluate it. An implication … Continue reading →

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why are clicker questions hard to create?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Ian

I and my colleagues have, since 2005, been running a large research project that involves giving classroom response systems (CRSs, a.k.a. “clickers”) to middle and high school science and math teachers, spending copious time and energy (and consequently money) helping … Continue reading →

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