By Tim Sohn, Campus Technology
This fall the University of Michigan will roll out an interactive presentation tool called LectureTools, created by one of its own professors, to more than 4,000 students. The software is designed to keep students engaged during presentations using laptops and smart phones, especially in large lectures. “The key is to engage students through their laptops or cellphones, so they don’t drift off onto social networking sites,” said Perry Samson, an atmospheric science professor. “We’ve shown we can do that.” Samson began LectureTools as a research project at the university with funding from the National Science Foundation in 2005 with the goal of increasing student engagement and participation. LectureTools, the Ann Arbor, MI-based company, was founded in 2010, and the software’s new version was developed that year.
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/08/24/prof-engage-students-through-their-laptops.aspx
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