Student Response System (SRS)

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Student Response Systems (SRS) or as they are referred to at RIT, "clickers" are wireless keypads that can be used to gauge the level of understanding from a large audience within seconds.
Turning Technology Users

To access documentation for the previously supported Turning Technologies clicker system click here.

Documentation

pdf file PC Quick Start Guide
pdf file PC User Guide (full vendor documentation, not RIT specific)

pdf file MAC Quick Start Guide
pdf file MAC User Guide (full vendor documentation, not RIT specific)

pdf file Faculty FAQ's (vendor provided)

What is a Student Response System (SRS)?

Student Response Systems or as they are referred to at RIT, "clickers" are wireless keypads that can be used to gauge the level of understanding from a large audience within seconds. The Instructor creates question slides within a normal PowerPoint presentation, on a web page, with myCourses, or just asks the question out loud to the class. The students can use their keypad to "click in" with their answer or opinion. Once everyone has responded the results of the class will appear on screen in a bar graph.

clicker reciever clicker graph example

Benefits of using an SRS include:

  • Ability to actively engage the students during the entire class period, through survey, pretest, practice, or review questions. This encourages students to come to class prepared.
  • Gauge the level of understanding of the material being presented,
  • Provide prompt feedback when dealing with 50 to 1000 students at a time
  • Track responses to an individual student for grading, attendance and immediate assessment
  • Promote collaboration with group exercises that require students to discuss and come to a consensus, or with quiz questions that create a healthy competition
  • Increase communication by discussing the answers and opinions revealed in the SRS results.
  • Collect data for research or formative/summative evaluations


Click the following link to view a short clip of what Online Learning and RIT faculty have done with clickers in the past: Online Learning Showcase

Best Practices

Would you like more information on how to use clickers effectively in the classroom. This below link will give you all the advice and suggestions gathered from many faculty using clickers in a wide variety of classes. It is definitely an important document to read before you get started with clickers.