Battery-Free Classroom Response System Using Piezo-Electric Buttons

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Heinz Mathis ◽  
Selina Malacarne ◽  
Patrick Fleischmann
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Classroom Response Systems ◽  
New Device ◽  
Classroom Response System ◽  
Response System ◽  
Electronic Classroom ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Low Power System ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Classroom Response

Abstract A completely energy autarkic design for a classroom response system is presented. Maloperation by the user is prevented with the chosen design (no unnecessary buttons and switches). Electronic classroom response systems have been around for quite a while and do exist in various forms and flavors. Most commercially available solutions, however, have several disadvantages. The new device is an easy-to-use, robust form of a clicker, which takes its energy from the click itself, due to a very low-power system using only an energy of around 15 μ J per wireless telegram transmitted from each student to the teacher’s computer. The described system serves as both, a method to check students’ progress in any field of lecturing as well as a tool that (by its development) instructs students in the field of “Energy Harvesting for Small Wireless Devices”. The system also contributes to raising awareness of the material and energy balance in today’s electronics.

scholarly journals 20. What’s all the Clicking About? A Study of Classroom Response System Use at the University of Toronto

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Jason Harlow ◽  
Lena Paulo Kushnir ◽  
Charly Bank ◽  
Scott Browning ◽  
Jim Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Classroom Response Systems ◽  
Classroom Response System ◽  
University Of Toronto ◽  
Response System ◽  
System Use ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Classroom Response ◽  
The University

Classroom response systems (clickers) are used in many courses at the University of Toronto (U of T), primarily to introduce interactive pedagogy and to engage students in lecture courses. We examined the use of clickers in various courses at U of T and interviewed over 30 instructors about their use of clickers in classes with a total enrolment of over 5,000 students. Students in these classes were surveyed about their perception of the value of this technology. The objectives of our study were to evaluate the logistics of using clickers, the pedagogical value and associated teaching strategies, and students’ perception of its efficacy in their learning. We discuss some of the successes and failures of using clickers as a teaching and learning tool.

Promoting the use of Classroom Response Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Charlesworth
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Classroom Response Systems ◽  
Response System ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Classroom Response ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Graduate Certificate

This paper discusses the possible reasons why classroom response systems are little used by teachers, the benefits of using such a system for teaching, and how their greater use could be promoted. The primary source of research was a series of personal interviews with University academic staff and students. Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students commented both in their capacity as teachers using them in the classroom, and how they also used them as students. In addition data was collected from traditional undergraduate students. The research found that students enjoyed using classroom response systems and those who were typically a little shy were less inhibited to voice their opinions when they could contribute using a response system. The benefits to teachers were increased student engagement and the provision of a simple and quick means of student feedback which improves a teacher’s awareness of their learners understanding and progress. PGCE students were found to be very keen to integrate a response system into the classroom when they started teaching, but established teachers were found to be more hesitant, due to their lack of awareness of the pedagogical benefits and the tutor’s lack of understanding how to set up and use the system.

Effectiveness of Clicker Classroom Response Systems in Small College Courses

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine A. Becker ◽  
Jeana L. Magyar-Moe ◽  
Christina A. Burek ◽  
Amber K. McDougal ◽  
Autumn N. McKeel
Keyword(s):  
College Courses ◽  
Classroom Response Systems ◽  
Small College ◽  
Response Systems ◽  
Classroom Response
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