Spring 2011 CITL Faculty Forum:

Enriching Class Participation with Student Response Solutions

Featured Speaker: Dr. Dan Levy
Special Remarks: Dr. Batia Wiesenfeld

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In Spring 2011, CITL hosted a Faculty Forum on how response systems (clickers) can be used in the broader context of actively engaging students. Faculty participated in an interactive session and learned strategies on how to transform the classroom into an interactive and engaging learning environment. Dr. Levy spoke about what he sees as key factors for using clickers effectively, and some of the challenges involved. Videos from the event are available below.

Forum Videos

Speaker Bios

Featured Speaker: Dan Levy
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Dr. Dan Levy is one of the founding faculty members of SLATE, an initiative aimed at promoting excellence in teaching at the Kennedy School of Government.

Dr. Levy earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. He currently serves as the Faculty Chair of the Masters in Public Administration (MPA) programs at the Kennedy School and has won several teaching awards including the school wide Manuel C. Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007) and the MPP Core Excellence in Teaching Award (2005 and 2008).

Dr. Levy's professional and research interests lie in the area of program evaluation. He has conducted evaluations of a variety of programs, including a conditional cash transfer program in Jamaica funded by The World Bank, programs providing girl-friendly schools in Burkina Faso and Niger funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and a social infrastructure program in Mexico funded by the Mexican Government.

Special Remarks: Batia Wiesenfeld
Stern School of Business, New York University

Batia Wiesenfeld is a professor of Management and the recipient of the Stern Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence in 2007. She spearheaded the initiative to use clickers in the Business and Its Public courses. Dr. Wiesenfeld will bring a valuable perspective on the current use of clickers at Stern.

She received her Ph.D. in Management and Organizational Behavior from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Her teaching and research interests focus on the management of organizational change. She has examined organizations in various industries (e.g., banking, telecommunications, public utilities) undergoing downsizing, restructuring and reengineering programs, exploring how to maintain productivity and the commitment of remaining employees. She also studies virtual work and telecommuting initiatives, online communities and the careers of top executives.