Abstract
Once an adversary to the use of smart devices in the classroom, I never thought that the Learning Catalytics offered through Pearson’s MyStatLab could enhance my lectures. After successfully delivering a Learning Catalytic assessment to my students, I found that reviewing the question and showing how to come up with the answer correctly, helped my students to assess themselves, which in turn, allowed them to ask me more questions to clear up any misunderstandings of the topic at hand. Through trial and error, I soon realized how user-friendly Pearson made Learning Catalytics. I began forming questions that were multiple-choice, short answer, and word clouds by nature. I learned how each type of question benefited my students in different ways; all of which quickly assessed my students’ knowledge of the many topics presented in a statistics course. Knowing about my experience may inform participants to reconsider allowing Smart Devices during their lectures, if only for the purpose of student assessment. Needless to say, I am now an advocate for using smart devices in the classroom.
Presenters
Heather ManhartInstructor, Mathematical Sciences, Campbell University, North Carolina, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Technology, Useful, Classroom
