University of Michigan - Flint

PHASE I
In the Fall of 2005, ITS demonstrated the H-ITT type of clicker system to faculty and staff at a workshop during Extended Learning's Faculty Development Day and at a Technology Brown Bag. 

ITS participated in the U-M Ann Arbor LSA investigation of this technology by attending vendor demonstrations and also demonstrations by professors piloting two different types of clickers, Qwizdom and PRS Interwrite.  ITS then obtained two Qwizdom demo kits, each consisting of 32 student remotes, after Qwizdom was the selected vendor through LSA at U-M Ann Arbor.  In Winter 2007 semester, the Qwizdom clickers were used in eight classrooms by over 168 students.  On April 18, 2007, ITS facilitated a second Technology Brown Bag where participating professors discussed their experiences. 

PHASE II
The second phase of the pilot was launched for Fall 2007, utilizing university-purchased sets which can be "checked out" for the semester for use in lectures or labs, delaying costs to students for purchasing their own clicker until classroom response systems are used in more courses.  Departments are invited to check out the clickers or purchase their own sets for use in labs and classroom lecture settings.