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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Engineering Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Last week, you received the email below regarding the use of “clickers” in your Spring 2013 classes. Jennifer Bernardi is placing an order for “Instructor Kits” tomorrow (Friday afternoon) - if you think you might be interested in trying this tool, please let me by 12:00 noon tomorrow, and a kit will be ordered for you. A kit can always be ordered later, but delivery sometimes takes several weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“Clickers” are part of the Turning Point Student (audience) Response System – a tool used to promote student interactivity, assess knowledge, and gather feedback during class. Many instructors feel clickers are an especially helpful tool when used in large classes. More information about this tool is available at <a href="http://www.turningtechnologies.com/">http://www.turningtechnologies.com/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Debbie Boyer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Education Production Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Engineering Education Resource Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dboyer@uh.edu">dboyer@uh.edu</a> 713-743-1347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=200 height=34 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CDBDC8.0734C4A0" alt="cid:image002.png@01CD0B67.FFDCA640"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu" target="_blank">blackboard@uh.edu</a>><br>Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 4:49 PM<br>Subject: Let Bookstore Know Plans for Clicker Use for Spring<br>To: <a href="mailto:blackboard@uh.edu" target="_blank">blackboard@uh.edu</a><br><br><br>The UH bookstore needs to know if you are going to require students to purchase clickers for your Spring courses. Go to <a href="http://uh.bncollege.com" target="_blank">http://uh.bncollege.com</a> and click on the Faculty tab.<br>This information is used by the bookstore to order and stock the appropriate number of clickers, as well as to let students know of the need for a clicker.<br>Clickers are part of the Turning Point Student Response System used at UH to increase student interactivity in face-to-face classes.<br>If you have any questions about using clickers, contact the instructional designers in your College or in Faculty Development and Instructional Support. See <a href="http://www.uh.edu/fdis/id/teams/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.uh.edu/fdis/id/teams/index.php</a> for a list of instructional designers.<br>Jennifer Bernardi<br>Instructional Designer<br>Faculty Development and Instructional Support<br>University of Houston<br><br><a href="mailto:jbernardi@uh.edu" target="_blank">jbernardi@uh.edu</a><br><a href="tel:832-842-2143" target="_blank">832-842-2143</a><br>204B Classroom and Business Building (CBB)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>