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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Learning Catalytics, a “bring your own device” student engagement, assessment, and classroom intelligence system<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The presentation will be given by representatives of Pearson Education:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Learning Catalytics has grown out of twenty years of cutting-edge research, innovation, and implementation of interactive teaching and peer instruction spearheaded by Eric Mazur at Harvard University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With Learning Catalytics you can:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Use open-ended questions to get into the minds of students to understand what they do or don’t know and adjust lectures accordingly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Use a wide variety of question types to sketch a graph, draw a vector, annotate a map or art, highlight a passage, compose text, compute a numeric or algebraic answer, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Access rich analytics to understand student performance. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Add your own questions to make Learning Catalytics fit your course exactly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Manage student interactions with intelligent grouping and timing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Assess and improve students’ critical-thinking skills.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Time: Free-hour (12:15-1:30PM)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location: Science Building, B326<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lunch will be provided by Pearson Education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">RSVP: <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/KU3TV7uiIg">http://goo.gl/forms/KU3TV7uiIg</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Question? Feel free to contact David Goldberg <a href="mailto:david.goldberg@qc.cuny.edu">
david.goldberg@qc.cuny.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join us to learn more about this exciting technology, available in many Pearson MyLab and Mastering products.<o:p></o:p></p>
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