Integrating Feedback Technology Into The Electrical And Computer Engineering Classroom

Wireless Response Units have been used in the classroom in a variety of ways. This paper describes a preliminary study that notes the quality of wireless response unit use within an introductory Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) course at a large Midwestern research university. The initial focus of the study will concentrate on the Introduction to Digital System Design course, a course within the first year of the ECE professional program. The course is taught by two ECE faculty a new faculty member who uses wireless response units and is teaching the course for the first time at this university, and a “seasoned" faculty member who uses traditional classroom technology and has taught the course for several years. Information about how the new faculty member integrates the wireless response units into instruction (e.g., to take attendance, to review exam questions, to supplement other technology) will be collected. Data from this study will be used to observe the impact wireless response use upon variables such as engagement, learning, and retention. From this data, future wireless response unit studies will be developed for other ECE courses.