By winter 2006 there were three major book publishers on campus, each with exclusive rights to market three different clickers.  It would have been feasible that some students would be required to buy three different clickers.  It was apparent that a campus standard was preferable. IT took the leadership role and formed a committee  to assess the different clicker systems available with the goal of proposing a campus standard. Within six months  IT announced the standard  and began implementation plans. By fall 2006 the number of faculty using clickers had tripled on campus as had the number of student users. All faculty using clickers adopted the new standard.  By all measures, the committee process and initial implementation was a success.

IT in collaboration with other key units on campus decided that assessment was a critical part of the adoption of this new technology. Staff and faculty have gathered assessment data at each step of the process. There are three major areas where information has been or is being gathered: Faculty Committee Process for the selection of a standard clicker, Implementation and Support for campus use, and the Effects on Student Learning and Engagement.

IT formed a  committee composed of five faculty members, two IT support staff, and one outcomes assessment analyst in January 2006. The committee met from February through May of 2006.

Timeline
February -  May 2006--Committee establishes assessment criteria, selects four vendors,  holds vendor interviews, tests top two choices,  selects proposed standard, writes report.

June 2006-- VP for InformationTechnologies accepts report, vendor negotiations completed, standardization agreement signed, faculty hardware implementation plan adopted. Publicity campaign begins with e-mail to all faculty annoucing the standard and invited faculty to attend "Experience Clickers Yourself" awareness classes.

Committee Report  (MS Word Format)

Beth Morling's report: Efficacy of “Clickers” Used for Extra Credit in Large, Introductory Psychology Classes

• This report demonstrates that faculty had already conducted a pilot and assessed clickers for teaching on our campus. This enabled the committee to move more quickly than if they were introducing a totally new technology.
• abstract
• The full report is being published in Teaching of Psychology soon.
  

• Faculty satisfaction survey
• Student satisfaction survey
• Preliminary findings from surveys