Psychology One Conference
Teaching Expo:
Using Smartphones in the Classroom: A Demonstration of iClicker Reef (a Cloud-Based Clicker Application) for General Psychology
Justine Egan-Kunicki and Rachel Rogers
Brief Description:
Currently, all on-campus sections of Introduction to Psychology at Florida International University are taught in a hybrid format, where there is one 75-minute class meeting per week and the rest of the course work is done online. Class time is spent on active learning and I>clicker participation, as well as short lecture segments. All sections also utilize Learning Assistants (LAs). LAs work together with the instructor to prepare activities and facilitate classroom learning by monitoring group discussions and guiding students in their thinking and group work. We will discuss benefits and challenges of using LAs in the classroom.
Currently, all on-campus sections of Introduction to Psychology at Florida International University are taught in a hybrid format, where there is one 75-minute class meeting per week and the rest of the course work is done online. Class time is spent on active learning and I>clicker participation, as well as short lecture segments. All sections also utilize Learning Assistants (LAs). LAs work together with the instructor to prepare activities and facilitate classroom learning by monitoring group discussions and guiding students in their thinking and group work. We will discuss benefits and challenges of using LAs in the classroom.
Speaker Bio:
Justine N. Egan-Kunicki is an Assistant Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). She has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island with concentrations in social psychology and multicultural psychology. Her research interests revolve around teaching and learning, perceptions of violence and nonviolence, and social exclusion. She teaches General, Social, and Personality Psychology at CCRI, where she aims to bring psychology to life by sharing real-world examples with her students.
Rachel A. Rogers is an Associate Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). She has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire with a focus on developmental psychology. Her research interests revolve around teaching and learning. She teaches General and Developmental Psychology at CCRI, where she tries to keep her students and herself engaged and active every single class. She has recently taken up embroidery so that she can stab something thousands of times while crafting something beautiful. It is very therapeutic.
Justine N. Egan-Kunicki is an Assistant Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). She has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island with concentrations in social psychology and multicultural psychology. Her research interests revolve around teaching and learning, perceptions of violence and nonviolence, and social exclusion. She teaches General, Social, and Personality Psychology at CCRI, where she aims to bring psychology to life by sharing real-world examples with her students.
Rachel A. Rogers is an Associate Professor at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). She has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire with a focus on developmental psychology. Her research interests revolve around teaching and learning. She teaches General and Developmental Psychology at CCRI, where she tries to keep her students and herself engaged and active every single class. She has recently taken up embroidery so that she can stab something thousands of times while crafting something beautiful. It is very therapeutic.