• First Year
• Lower level

Using Clickers to Enhance Student Engagement

This very practical pedagogical approach involves the use of clickers or polling systems in library instruction. Instruction Librarians in Olin and Uris Libraries at Cornell started using clickers in selected library instruction sessions in Fall 2007. Widely used at Cornell for large lecture classes, clickers also proved effective in smaller library instruction sessions as a way to get all students engaged by responding to questions. The best part is that it creates noticeable excitement among the students while giving the librarian an opportunity to teach new information and check for understanding.