| Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments Contributor(s): Bruff, Derek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470288930 ISBN-13: 9780470288931 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Classroom Management |
| Dewey: 371.39 |
| LCCN: 2008043433 |
| Series: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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."--Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Harvard University, and author, Peer Instruction: A User's Manual "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. Dr. Bruff achieves a marvelous synthesis of the pragmatic and the philosophical that will be useful far beyond the life span of any single technology." --Gardner Campbell, Director, Academy for Teaching and Learning, and Associate Professor of Literature, Media, and Learning, Honors College, Baylor University |