Using the clickers (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire style) WITHIN a teaching session in order to help the students understand the benefits (or otherwise) as a research tool.

1. CLICKERS Week 9: One form of audience survey Dr Bex Lewis

2. Personal Response Systems (Clickers)

4. Display Area

5. Delete / Back Space

6. Return Key

7. On / Off

9. Instructions After the Lecturer starts the first question you may input your answer using the Response Area(5), use the Return Key(3) to submit your answer or the Delete/ Back Space key(4) to change your answer. You will receive a confirmation or a correct/ incorrect message. Your Lecturer will tell you if you may guess again. After the first question has finished you may use the Delete/ Backspace (4) key to reset the screen or the screen will reset as you input the answer for the next question. After 60 Seconds the PRS Clicker will sleep, to wake the clicker push any key and continue as normal. To input word answers, start with a letter key then use the arrow keys to scroll through the alphabet to desired letter, to move to next letter press another letter key, when finished press Return(3) to submit answer.

10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQRHzB-Qwc

11. DISCUSS BEFOREHAND PROS Engaging New & Interesting Promotes class discussion Simple, understandable display Everyone takes part Instant results If individualised responses, can see who’s not taking part CONS Bit fiddly, so disabled users may struggle Might not take seriously Same answer as friends Limited in responses Lots to carry Expensive to buy? Run? Doesn’t represent an actual essay Discourages talking

12. OK, Let’s Have a Go!

13. What was the word used by Charlie Brooker in “Newswipe”? Dangerous Perilous Hazardous Treacherous Note: D was missing as an option, as was given verbally

14. What is the name of the BBC’s Internal/Staff Newsletter? Ariel Persil Daz OMO

15. Which of the following are part of the BBC Mission Statement? [Multiple Answers] To Entertain To Profit To Inform To Educate

16. The Assignment is due Wednesday 26 June True False Note: Using A/B returned invalid answers. 2nd June is the correct answer

17. Which of the following are research traditions with Media Studies research? [Multiple answers] Positivism Structuralism Interpretivism Totalitarianism

18. OK, what are the definitions of each of those traditions?! http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/ We skipped this, what difference does that make? Bit of Revision…

19. Content analysis is ideal for researching… Audiences Individuals Institutions Messages Note: C: not too wide of the mark either

20. http://www.findwaldo.com/fankit/graphics/IntlManOfLiterature/Scenes/DepartmentStore.jpg TR TL LR LL

21. Where’s Wally? Top Left Top Right Lower Left Lower Right

22. From your reading of media texts, which of the following best conveys a sense of well being? Physical Health Job Security Leisure and Recreation Type of Accommodation Note: Any answer was acceptable

23. Independent variables are features that will vary due to the subject of inquiry e.g. exposure to message True False

24. What did you think? Awesome Good OK Waste of Time Note: Any answer OK. In your learning diaries please justify your answers

25. DISCUSS AFTER PROS Competitive Good revision tool Anonymity = no worries about feeling stupid Pinpoint areas of struggle, offer help Clear instructions Offers starting point for discussion CONS Competitive Human element in creating the survey Complex set up Easy to copy