General training sessions (on campus) : Training will be held in ITDC 108 unless otherwise noted. Click here to access the Training.ilstu.edu web site. Once there click on the REGISTER link near the top of the page. You will see a list of courses. Select the Introduction or Advanced course and click ADD to sign up. (If no one has signed up for a session by the day before, the session is usually cancelled.)
Preparing to use Clickers in your classroom takes time and adjustment. We recommend that you take the introductory training in the semester previous to the one in which you want to implement clickers. We have scheduled the sessions to accommodate this model. Should you want to learn on your own, you can go use online training provided by TurningPoint.
These are held during the week before classes start. It gives you a chance to practice your presentation with a receiver and a trainer available to help you troubleshoot your presentations.
Jan. 10, 2008 1:00-4:00ish - STV 107 (LILT Lab)
Fall session - August data TBA
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Check on the training.ilstu.edu site for class times and availability
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All of these topics will be held on Wednesday afternoon in ITDC 108 in April 2008 and start at 2:00pm. Some will last 20 minutes and some can last about and hour.
April 2, 2008: Creating a Participant List from the icampus portal
April 9, 2008: No session - teaching intro to clickers in ITDC 103B (sign-up via training.ilstu.edu )
April 16, 2008: Decision Making using ranking
April 23, 2008: Creating Teams, Competition slides, and data slicing
April 30, 2008: This is Jeopardy! Setting up your TP presentation in a Jeopardy Game model.
These will be held once weeks (with a few exceptions) during the regular semesters to offer faculty the opportunity to meet with a trainer in order to run through some questions and for troubleshooting. This is NOT a replacement for attending a training course. Make sure to check this page for any cancellations or special meeting times.
Spring 2008 Office Hours Dates and Times:
We are shooting for every Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:00pm.
Locations:
STV 107 (LILT Lab) for general consultations
STV 101 (general use classroom) for simulations and live testing
Free on-demand training is available directly from TurningPoint. Click here to access the TurningTechnologies scheduling web page.
Sarah Walczynski will be coordinating all training opportunities in conjunction with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. Contact clickers@ilstu.edu for any additional support.