Oklahoma State University
CASE STUDY
CHALLENGE
Oklahoma State University adopted Turning Technologies’ student response technology in Fall
2012 having consolidated student response vendors to one, centrally supported solution. With
this campus standardization, the university was seeking a vendor that could provide a simple and
easy-to-use integration with Desire2Learn (D2L). After much consideration and a thoroughly
vetted pilot, Oklahoma State University therefore chose to adopt Turning Technologies in part due
to its on-demand integration with Desire2Learn.
SOLUTION
Turning Technologies’ integration was chosen because of its simple, straight forward use of D2L’s
native API “valence.” The integration provided a quick and seamless way for students to register
their ResponseCard NXT clickers while building an accurate student list for use to track
performance during the semester. Additionally, the ability to automatically keep this list current
during peak add and drop weeks as well as sync student performance data back to the D2L grade
book was beneficial. Oklahoma State wanted to work with a vendor that they could partner with
and maintain support during the early implementation and growth periods of student response
on campus. Knowing that Turning Technologies’ team of integration specialists would continue to
improve the integration with the help of the campus’ Desire2Learn administrator was paramount
to the university’s decision.
RESULTS
Within the first semester, Oklahoma State University
had 26 instructors adopt student response in their
classroom with more than 5,000 students utilizing the
integration. When asked about the integration,
Samantha Krawczyk, Manager of the Institute for
Teaching and Learning Excellence commented, “Our
faculty were excited to partner with a response tool
that integrated with our Desire2Learn system, so they
had more time for teaching.”
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