Category Archives: clickers

WS6 Increasing in-class participation using clickers

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Daniela Gachago, CIET & Sharhidd Taliep, Education Date and location: 30th of March 2017, 13.30-15.30, Centre for e-Learning, Cape Town Workshop description: Increasing student participation and engagement in large classrooms remains a challenge for many of our lecturers. (Virtual) … Continue reading →

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Increasing Participation and Engagement in Lectures using (Virtual) Classroom Response Systems

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitators: Daniela Gachago, ETU, Christine Price, Applied Sciences and Moses Basitere, Engineering Date: 11th of August 2016, 13.30-15.30 Location: Lab303, IT center, Bellville Workshop description (Virtual) classroom response systems can be used during a lecture to improve student participation & engagement … Continue reading →

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Using mobile clickers at the University of Stellenbosch

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Daniela Gachago

Facilitator:  Marinda Van Rooyen, University of Stellenbosch Date and time: Thursday 25th of October 2012, 14.00-16.00 Location: TBC, Bellville campus Description: The use of clickers is on the rise in Higher Education, both internationally and locally. However, the cost of … Continue reading →

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The use of emerging technologies for authentic learning – Presentation at the CISCO African Networking Academy Safari 2012

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Daniela Gachago

These are the presentations we did at ‘s CISCO African Networking Academy Safari in July 2012. [slideshare id=13539493&doc=usingtechnologiesforauthenticlearningforslideshare-120704062200-phpapp02] [slideshare id=10307552&doc=timbermoviesindusdesignprocess-111124073142-phpapp02]

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Using clickers to collect data for my D.Ed.

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Daniela Gachago

by Joy Alexander, communications lecturer, Engineering, CPUT Context: D. Ed. data collection Rationale: The opportunity to collect data from a representative sample of final year teacher education students at the end of their B.Ed. program is always challenging. Their main … Continue reading →

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Clickers and student engagement presentation at DDR 2011

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

This is a presentation we did yesterday at the Inaugural conference on Design, Development and Research conference hosted by CPUT. This is the link to the conference programme. [slideshare id=9423245&doc=thinkingjuicefinal-110926052930-phpapp01]

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Using clickers as a survey tool

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

Context: 4th year Food Technology course Rationale: Maricel Krugel, the lecturer on this course, introduced new methods of teaching and technologies into this course, such as research-based learning in groups and twitter. She used clickers to gather mid-course feedback from students on … Continue reading →

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Using clickers to trace change of attitudes amongst Engineering students

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

Context: 60 ECP Engineering students in a Conversation class. Rationale: In her conversation class Marie-Ann Ogle covers a range of controversial topics with the intent of improving students confidence to speak in front of others. Many of these topics deal … Continue reading →

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Graphic Design ECP knock-out: using clickers for practicing concepts

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Daniela Gachago

Context: 30 ECP Graphic Design students. Reason for using clickers After assessing a class test on difficult concepts in Graphic Design, Edwine Simone, the lecturer, decided to use clickers to run a pub quiz on concepts that students struggled with in … Continue reading →

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