Audience Response Systems (ARS)
About ARS: Audience response systems create interactivity between a presenter and his/her audience. Systems for co-located audiences combine wireless hardware with presentation software. In educational settings, such systems are often called "Student Response Systems" or "Personal Response Systems." Students use a hand-held remote control, often called a "clicker", to convey their responses to questions. The instructional computer collects and sumarizes responses via a combination of a receiver and software.
At this time, Rice supports the Turning Technologies ARS. This decision was arrived to after a series of feedback and roundtable sessions with faculty.
Resources:
| Using ARS, Paul Padley [faculty, Phsyics and Astronomy] | 7 Things You Should Know About Clickers [Educause] |Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach |
Current Venues (clicker capacity):
- Herzstein 210 (135)
- Sewall Hall 303 (50)
- Duncan Hall 1064 (50)
- Humanities 117 (50)
If you would like to teach using clickers, please contact the Rice Registrar Office (http://registrar.rice.edu/) and request to be placed in a classroom that has this capability.
