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table 1. Questions about the Physical characteristics of the lecture halls
Question Rationale
The table is an appropriate 1. Which lecture halls have more Although clickers can be used in any
graphic for presenting the than 100 seats? size classroom, they are used most
questions and their rationales frequently in large lecture halls, where
economically. Again, the writers the effect they can have in increasing
are explaining the logic of their interactivity between the instructor and
decisions. the students is most valuable.
2. For each of these lecture halls, Because IR systems have a range of only
what is the distance from the 40–80 feet, we wanted to know whether
podium to the farthest student CMSU would need to install extra
seat? IR receivers for the systems to work
effectively.
3. Do any of these lecture halls IR systems cannot function if there is a
have pillars or other obstructions line-of-sight obstruction.
between the podium and any of
the student seats?
4. Do any of these lecture halls Because IR systems would require
already have infrared receivers the installation of IR receivers and
and transmission lines installed? transmission lines, we wanted to know if
such hardware is already in place.
5. Do any of these lecture We wanted to know if there was anything
halls have any technical else about any of the lecture halls that
characteristics that might we needed to consider. Although we are
interfere with either IR or unaware of any other factors that might be
RF transmission between the relevant, we thought it appropriate to ask
podium and any student seat? Mr. Nickerson, who has vast experience
with the physical infrastructure of the
classroom buildings.
Mr. Nickerson responded in an e-mail to us dated November 11, 2011. We
thanked him in an e-mail the next day.
Task 5. Research the existing computer environment in the lecture halls
In performing Task 5, we sought to answer the following question: “Would the
computer platforms and operating systems used in the instructor stations in the
large lecture halls affect the decision whether to adopt clickers or restrict the
university to a particular technology or brand of clicker?”
We wanted to determine which platform (Windows, Macintosh, or other) and
which operating system (for example, Windows XP, Vista, or 7 or Macintosh
OSX) are used in the computers used in each podium in the large lecture halls
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