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Plickers is a novel, robust, low-cost, audience response system. The Plickers system requires access to the Plickers website, an instructor smart phone with camera and Plickers app, and a Plicker card per student. Each Plicker card has a unique, simplified QR-style design labeled A, B, C, and D on each side. During class, the instructor uses his or her phone to present a multiple choice or true-false question to the class through the Plickers website. The students then hold up their Plicker cards with their indicated answer at the top of the card. The instructor uses his or her phone camera to scan the room, recording an answer for each student. The Plicker technology has facilitated an enjoyable interaction between professors and students in statics, dynamics, and surveying lectures. This paper describes the Plicker technology, the experiences of assistant professors implementing the technology, and student-perceptions of the Plickers learning experience.
Author(s):
Timothy Wood
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Citadel
United States
J. Michael Grayson
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Citadel
United States
Kweku Brown
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Citadel
United States