Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 2:00 PM It’s clear from instructor feedback over the past year: there are too many technology options for class and there’s too little time to implement them. We totally agree. Instructors need - now, more than ever - technology that is simple to start up, tools that are flexible to work across course formats, and solutions that are actually effective for students. To that end, please join Dr. Matt Evans, active learning veteran and Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, as he shares his criteria in selecting technology that helps him accomplish his course goals and do so efficiently. Matt will specifically cover how he has used active learning software, iClicker, to meet a number of different needs in and out of the classroom. This will be an interactive webinar, so bring your questions, tips and best practices too! Register Here! Register Here! ... View more

Thursday, March 11, 2021 @ 2:00 PM Exams are on their way and your students are spending lots of time and energy studying using methods that may or may not actually help them. With iClicker Cloud, your in-class polling questions can instantly become study materials that your students can access outside of class. In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to create effective study materials in iClicker Cloud that students can bookmark and turn into flashcards or practice tests with the Study Tools feature in the iClicker student app. We’ll also discuss best practices around iClicker Cloud question construction and session maintenance. Register Here! Register Here! ... View more

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 @ 1:00 PM Strategies for improving student success don’t have to be a mystery, even during COVID-19. You just need the right tools and intentional strategies. Join us as we introduce short, research-based surveys that are ideal tools for easy and frequent check-ins with students. The conversation will include a discussion from a student success professional of best practices for pairing surveys with interventions. These surveys and strategies work for both in-person and virtual environments, so they’ll apply during and after COVID-19. View the Recording! View the recording! ... View more

Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 2:00 PM Kick off your new term with a run-down of the most popular questions we get about iClicker Cloud. Have you ever wondered how to run an anonymous poll or how students use Study Tools? Get the answers to your burning iClicker questions, here! View the Recording! View the Recording! ... View more

Tuesday, December 08, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ET If there's anything we've learned from 2020, it's that keeping students engaged—wherever class is—is more important than ever before. So we're here to help you hit it out of the park in 2021! Join us for a one-stop-shop webinar to get ready to bring active learning to your course this spring semester. iClicker co-founder and Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois, Mats Selen, will be joining to talk about the history of iClicker's unique and simple technology and how it has evolved to fit any classroom, synchronous or asynchronous. Participants will have hands-on time with iClicker as well as group Q&A sessions to brainstorm or troubleshoot their playbooks for spring. So whether you're a brand new rookie or a hall of fame veteran with iClicker, join us to practice and prepare for 2021!   View Recording! VIEW RECORDING ... View more

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 @ 2:00 PM ET Conducting an effective program review means having quality data from a range of sources to highlight strengths and identify opportunities for improvement. Benchmarking surveys can and should be one of these diverse sources of data. In this webinar, presenters from multiple campuses and functional areas will discuss practical strategies and concrete examples for how to best leverage benchmarking surveys as part of your next program review.   View the Recording! VIEW RECORDING ... View more

Engage students in class. Use iClicker's flexible polling to keep students focused—whether you’re teaching online, hybrid or in-person. Watch Now ... View more

Use our Assignments feature to engage students anytime: Pre-class In your synchronous class In your asynchronous class with your video lecture or other content Post-class ... View more

Whether online, in-person or any imaginable combination of the two, student engagement matters now more than ever. In this webinar, participants will learn how to get started quickly using polling and asynchronous quizzes to facilitate active learning, gather timely student feedback, and create connections whether class is online or in person. At the completion of the webinar, participants will be able to: communicate how different question types can facilitate multimodal learning utilize low-stakes quizzing to 'flip' your class - virtually or face-to-face understand how to create 'on-the-fly' poll questions that maximize in-the-moment learning opportunities gain free trial access to a polling and quizzing solution   Access recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

Faculty and students have more flexibility than ever before with iClicker Assignments & Polling. Join iClicker training specialists Natalie Dougall and Lindsey Thomas for a demonstration of the different types of activities you can run with these two features and some advanced tips and tricks to go beyond the basics . Whether you’re giving live lectures to students or you’re assigning students videos and readings, you can make their experiences into active learning sessions.   Access the recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

Creating engaged learning experiences is tough - particularly when courses are happening online/remotely. This webinar will demonstrate how instructors can maximize student engagement both in and outside of class with affordable learning solutions. By thoughtfully incorporating solutions that promote engagement and peer-to-peer learning, student outcomes and deep learning can be improved, whether online, in-person, or a combination of the two. Join this webinar to see how polling via mobile devices and delivering content digitally via a social learning platform, can encourage students to read more, arrive prepared, and be more engaged in the learning experience, all at more affordable prices.   Access the recording! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

A story is essentially a set of events, often told for entertainment. Stories are part of our everyday life. In Student Affairs, we have stories that describe the histories of our organizations, stories that tell about our best and brightest members, and stories of events and activities we share. By connecting individual pieces of information to a larger whole, the stories provide meaning around who we are and what we aspire to be. They connect to our emotions ensuring that we remember the details long after we hear the story. Great stories do more than tell us. They help us to experience, through details and imagery, the story alongside the narrator or characters. Imagine that power and how it could be applied to assessment.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

COVID-19 is forcing us to rapidly adjust how we work with each other and our students, including for the fall 2020 semester. But, our institutions will still be welcoming a new, incoming class of first-year students who will need our support. While many aspects of their experience might be different, the foundation of their experience--and the need to support their transition to college--is as important as ever. Skyfactor and Macmillan Learning have leveraged over 20 years of experience researching and improving first-year student retention at over 200 colleges and universities. Framed within the context of COVID-19, this webinar will highlight concrete lessons learned about research-based methods for identifying at-risk students and targeting efforts to improve retention.   Access recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

As we, our students, and our campuses continue to adapt to disruption and uncertainty, assessment may not be a top priority for many. However, everything we previously knew about our students may not matter in our current context. Asking about and collecting data on their needs and experiences is more important now than ever. From improving our work to communicating our value, assessment is a critical part of our work. The question is--how do we do it in ways that are nimble, compassionate, and smart? In this webinar, we’ll highlight practical strategies with current data and concrete examples for how to continue and adapt our assessment efforts for fall 2020.   Access the recording today! WATCH RECORDING ... View more

ON-DEMAND The most important result from the last twenty years of classroom research has been the shift from “teacher-centered” to “student-centered” teaching; the so-called: Active Learning revolution. Yet this effort is incomplete since it has narrowed its focus to the question of HOW students learn. And for teaching to be “student-centered” one must first understand WHY students WANT to learn. By understanding student motivation we would be able to fully integrate them into their learning process. Using the definition of curiosity offered by cognitive scientists (Loewenstein’s Information Gap Theory of Curiosity), this workshop will provide some basic strategies instructors can use right away to motivate students to learn by creating curiosity. I then place the concept of student motivation in the context of the modern role of the instructor. The end goal is to inspire and empower instructors to appreciate the value of human instruction in the age of the teaching machine.     Access the recording today! ACCESS RECORDING ... View more