Derek Bruff – Teaching with Classroom Response Systems

Derek Bruff – Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments

There is a need in the higher education arena for a book that responds to the need for using technology in a classroom of tech-savvy students. This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines (with a discipline index). The book also incorporates results from research on the effectiveness of the technology for teaching. Written for instructional designers and re-designers as well as faculty across disciplines. A must-read for anyone interested in interactive teaching and the use of clickers. This book draws on the experiences of countless instructors across a wide range of disciplines to provide both novice and experienced teachers with practical advice on how to make classes more fun and more effective.

Those who come to this book needing practical advice on using “clickers” in the classroom will be richly rewarded: with case studies, a refreshing historical perspective, and much pedagogical ingenuity. Those who seek a deep, thoughtful examination of strategies for active learning will find that here as well–in abundance.

Contents:
Preface
The Author
1 Engaging Students with Clicker
2 Assessing Students with Clickers
3 A Taxonomy of Clicker Questions
4 Teaching Choices
5 Technical and Logistical Choices
6 Why Use Clickers?
References
Index

Format: EPUB
Length: 172 pages
Published: 2009 by Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 0470596619