{"product_id":"teaching-with-classroom-response-systems-derek-bruff-9780470288931","title":"Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments","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. \u003cp\u003eA 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.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEric Mazur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Harvard University, and author, \u003ci\u003ePeer Instruction: A User's Manual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardner Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Director, Academy for Teaching and Learning, and Associate Professor of Literature, Media, and Learning, Honors College, Baylor University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Bruff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470288930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470288931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Derek Bruff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013739720959,"sku":"9780470288931","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5adbf3e-ae80-4eed-882b-ddcce8883ab4.jpg?v=1767744468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-with-classroom-response-systems-derek-bruff-9780470288931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}