Engaging Your Students Using a Student Response System

I attended a one-day conference last week about using clicker technology in the classroom. It was very engaging and the day went by too quickly.

Derek Bruff, Assistant Director, Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, was one of the main speakers. He has done a lot with using clickers in the classroom and has written a book on the subject. He has a great list of resources at the following website:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs_biblio.htm#communications


There are a few faculty that are using clickers now, and more are interested in implementing this technology into their teaching. There are pedagogical reasons for using them. Faculty and students both benefit from their consistent use--especially if you are teaching a large, lecture type course with complicated concepts.