Clickers are electronic voting devices that allow students to anonymously answer multiple-choice questions during class. Using clickers can increase interactivity, concentration, active learning, and provide real-time feedback. With clickers, lecturers can gauge student understanding, identify misconceptions, and tailor explanations accordingly. Both students and lecturers generally view clickers positively as they foster participation, discussion, and a collaborative learning environment.

1. <Click here> forinteraction Implementingclickers in the classroom Katrien D’haeseleer, Lieselot Dendooven, Johan Vandenbossche, Annemie Vermeyen

2. Contents What are clickers? Whyusingclickers? Questioningwithclickers Implementation in the classroom Students’ opinion Just-in-time teaching method Implementation in the classroom Students’ opinion Lecturers’ opinion: (dis)advantages Conclusion

3. What are clickers?

8. Increaseconcentration/ involvement

9. Enhanceactivelearning

11. Students’ opinion on clickers I am more focusedduring class whenclickers are used

12. Students’ opinion on clickers A lessonproceedsfasterwhenclickers are used

13. Students’ opinion on clickers I have a better view on myinsights on the learning contents

14. Students’ opinion on clickers As votingbyclickers is anonymously, I amnotafraidtogivemy opinion

15. Students’ opinion on clickers I learn a lot thanksto the discussionwithcolleague students

16. Students askquestionsaboutupcoming course material via anelectroniclearning platform before the lesson Just-in-time teaching withclickers Lecturer reviews students’ submissions: view on common difficultiesandmisconceptions Lesson: multiple choicequestions, students votebyclickers Feedback tolecturerand students Brief/extendedexplanation/ Peer instruction Next question / exercises

17. Students’ opinion on JiTT Making assignmentsbefore class is NOT usefull

18. Students’ opinion on JiTT JiTTenhanceslearningduring class

19. Students’ opinion on JiTT JiTTenforces students toprocess contents during the year

20. (Dis)advantages of clickersandJiTT More chaos Increasedinvolvement Enforcesselfstudy Notall contents are thaught Price Preparation time forlecturer Enforcesindivual thinking Increasedenthousiasm Instant feedback forlecturerand students Safe environment forgiving opinion/askingquestions Studyingthroughout the year Preparation time for students For all classes or subjects Increasedinteraction Clear view on misconceptions Increased soundlevel

21. Conclusion Clickers, despitetherecurrently high price, are a verymuchappreciated tool - topromoteinteractivityanddiscussion in the classroom - toenhanceactivelearningbeforeandduring class - toenforce making, declaring ,defendingownopinions - toteachaccordingto the needsandmisconceptions of students - tobeused in all classes, subjects by a lot of different methods

22. Acknowledgements Turning Point Technology Flemishgovernment – dept. Economy, Scienceandinnovation Lieselot Dendooven, Broos Fonck, Geert De Meyer, Jan Van der Straeten Annemie Vermeyen and Johan Van den Bossche Contact Katrien.Dhaeseleer@kahosl.be Annemie.Vermeyen@kahosl.be Kenniscentrum.aalst@kahosl.be