Clickers - Turning Point Audience Response Systems
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Turning Point Audience Response Systems (Clickers)
Summary
Turning Point is the Audience Response System (clickers) used by Bethel University. The system uses a set of clickers, an RF USB receiver, and software - Turning Point 2008 (Windows) or Turning Point Anywhere (Windows / Macintosh). Kits are available for use at Normandale, Anderson Center, and for the main campus are available for checkout from the University Library and Information Commons.
Reservations:
Anderson Center (Level 2 Classroom Suite Front Desk Cabinet)
Bethel Main St. Paul Campus (University Library Pickup)
Support and Links:
For support please contact Teaching & Learning Technology (TLT) at 651-635-8527'
Basic How to Get Started at Bethel: How to Use Turning Point (Basic Instructions - also should be in each kit, pdf)
Turning Point Product Guides and Manuals (by Turning Technologies - http://www.turningtechnologies.com)
Turning Point Online Tutorials (by Turning Technologies)
Download Link: (for your own faculty/student computer)
Turning Point 5.3- Use these versions if you want the same version installed on all Bethel Instructor Workstations in Classrooms
- Mac TurningPoint 5 No Install (Anywhere) Version
- Windows Windows Turning Point 5 Install Version (use for installing on your own PC)
- Windows TurningPoint 5 No Install (Anywhere) Version (can be installed to a flash drive)
Basic Use: Video Tutorial
Video: Turning Point Audience Response Systems (Clickers)
Basic Use Instructions: Step by Step
Turning Point 2008 (Used within PowerPoint)
1. Plug the TurningPoint RF Receiver into a USB port on the computer. If you do not have Turning Point installed, use the Install CD in the Kit.
2. Click the Turning Point 2008 icon on the desktop to open Turning Point.
3. Click on the Turning Point tab in the PowerPoint Menu.
4. To Add a new response slide, choose Insert Slide and select Vertical or one of the other types. Then enter the question text and answer texts for your possible answers.
To Convert an existing PowerPoint Question Slide the question needs to be in the Title area and the responses as bullet points. Then Select Insert Object > Charts > Vertical (or other)
5. Start your Slide show. When you get to a question slide, the Polling Control bar will show in the upper right of your window and polling opens. When you proceed to the next slide, the results will be displayed.
6. Use the Reset tool to reset a slide, all slides, or your entire session. You must do this in order to clear results of previous responses for each new audience or use.
7. Be sure to RETURN the Turning Point RF Receiver to the Static Free bag and return it to the Kit when done with your use of Turning Point.
8. Use the HELP tool when you want more information on how to use Turning Point.
Turning Point AnyWhere (Used with any program)
1. Plug the Turning Point RF Receiver into a USB port on the computer. If you do not have TurningPoint AnyWhere installed, use the Install CD in the Kit.
2. Start PowerPoint or any or no applications. You can use this with just oral questions.
3. Click the Turning Point AnyWhere icon on the desktop to open Turning Point.
4. Click Poll and then click the Start button.
5. Click Charts to display your results.
6. Be sure to RETURN the Turning Point RF Receiver to the Static Free bag and return it to the Kit when done with your use of Turning Point.
7. Use the HELP tool when you want more information on how to use Turning Point.
Resources - Clicker Pedagogy
Cardoso, Walcir. 2011. "Learning a foreign language with a learner response system: the students' perspective". Computer Assisted Language Learning. 24 (5): 393-417.
Premuroso R.F., Tong L., and Beed T.K. 2011. "Does using clickers in the classroom matter to student performance and satisfaction when taking the introductory financial accounting course?" Issues in Accounting Education. 26 (4): 701-723.
Williamson Sprague, Elaine, and Darren Dahl. 2010. "Learning to Click: An Evaluation of the Personal Response System Clicker Technology in Introductory Marketing Courses". Journal of Marketing Education. 32 (1): 93-103.
Laxman, Kumar. 2011. "A Study on the Adoption of Clickers in Higher Education". Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 27 (8): 1291-1303.
Milner-Bolotin, Marina, Tetyana Antimirova, and Anna Petrov. 2010. "Clickers beyond the First-Year Science Classroom". Journal of College Science Teaching. 40 (2): 14-18.
Kang, Hosun, Mary Lundeberg, Bjorn Wolter, Robert delMas, and Clyde F. Herreid. 2012. "Gender Differences in Student Performance in Large Lecture Classrooms Using Personal Response Systems ("Clickers") with Narrative Case Studies". Learning, Media and Technology. 37 (1): 53-76.
Christopherson, Kimberly. 2011. "Hardware or Wetware: What Are the Possible Interactions of Pedagogy and Technology in the Classroom?" Teaching of Psychology. 38 (4): 288-292.
Fike, David, Renea Fike, and Krystal Lucio. 2012. "Does Clicker Technology Improve Student Learning?" Journal of Technology and Teacher Education. 20 (2): 113-126.
Alternatives
Alternatives are not currently supported by Bethel University, but feel free to experiment. You may find the following resource on alternatives to TurningPoint helpful if you are seeking alternatives or tools for online courses, or the use of student owned devices like laptops, tablets, or cell phones.