Clickers

What are Clickers?
Clickers are a classroom response system which can be used to get feedback from the audience during a lecture or presentation. They are one of two systems in use at Victoria, and are currently being phased out in favour of GoSoapBox.

The clicker system uses a remote control like one of those shown below, which need to be distributed at the start of the lecture. These remotes connect to the lecture theatre computer using a RF receiver which plugs into a USB port.



How to Use Clickers
The clickers use a piece of software called eInstruction Response which integrates with Powerpoint. The presenter sets up the questions or polls on their own computer as they make their slides (see below for how to get this software). Once the presentation is opened up on the lecture theatre computer, the Response software automatically loads and will show a two digit code for that session. The audience enters this code into their remotes and will then be able to respond to the questions.

As clickers only have a few buttons, the question types are limited to multichoice or true/false and polls. See here for resources for writing questions.

Guides for using the clickers:
 * Clicker Instructions for Users eInstruction Response Clicker System, ITS.
 * YouTube video channel for the eInstruction Response software.
 * Clickers manual Victoria Business School.
 * Training Videos for eInstruction Clickers.

Clicker Software
Clickers are available is some of the lecture theatres at Victoria. When you are requesting rooms for teaching you should indicate clearly in your booking your intention to use the hardware as we have limited numbers of them and they are moved as needed to support the most users. These lecture theatres have the eInstruction Response software already installed.

To make your slide presentation into a Response presentation, you need to have the eInstruction Response software installed on you computer. Contact the ITS service desk to have this installed.

Support for Clickers
If you have a technical or administration query, the ITS Service desk is your first point of contact, telephone: 04 463 5050.

Individualised support using this technology in your teaching is available from the LTTSs (Learning and Teaching Technology Specialists).

Support is also available from |Centre for Academic Development (CAD) staff please send an e-mail to CAD-Contact or contact CAD staff, [mailto:stephen.marshall@vuw.ac.nz Stephen Marshall], [mailto:irina.elgort@vuw.ac.nz Irina Elgort] or [mailto:namali.suraweera@vuw.ac.nz Namali Suraweera].