General Information

An audience response system is a tool to encourage audience participation and interest.  Each student gets a clicker, and questions are displayed through a PowerPoint presentation.  Students respond to the questions, and the results are displayed on the screen.  This can lead to further discussions on the subject and allow the instructor to know if the majority of the students understand the material presented.

The use of an audience response system during curriculum presentations has been shown to improve student participation, improve retention of subject matter, and increase exam scores.

This system is available for undergraduate medical curriculum-related activities.  We use the eInstruction InterWrite PRS RF Clickers.

Training and User Guide

• Video Training on RF Clickers (open Interwrite™ PRS RF Clicker Overview at bottom of page)
• Video Training on PRS Software (how to add PRS questions in PowerPoint)
• Instructions for Starting an ARS Presentation in the West Auditorium
• User Guide

Springfield Campus

The Office of Education and Curriculum has an audience response system permanently installed in the West Auditorium on the Springfield campus.  Contact Melissa Buchanan to use this system.

Carbondale Campus

A portable system is available at the Carbondale campus.  Contact Sarah Merideth to use this system.