Engaging Your Students

Technology tools are available to instructors to help increase student interaction and their understanding of class material.

Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is an online peer review system in which students submit writing assignments, learn to review their peers' submissions, and then view their own peer-critiqued assignment results based on a rubric the instructor provides. The CPR system "calibrates" student grades as students iteratively turn in refined versions. CPR is a great way for students to critique their own work and determine if their writing is ready to submit.

eInstruction Classroom Performance Systems, or "clickers," are instructional devices that can assist you in engaging students in classroom topics and help you determine if they understand the subject matter you are teaching. eInstruction is the standardized vendor for Texas A&M and integrates with eLearning to record assessment results to a Grade Book.

For more information about these systems, contact Instructional Technology Services at 979.862.3977 or its@tamu.edu.