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• Creating Learner-Centered Classrooms

  Use of an Audience Response System in Pediatric Dentistry Education
  Jeffrey T. Johnson, D.M.D.
  Abstract: Research suggests that the exclusive use of lecture in the classroom hinders student learning. The advent of compact electronic wireless audience response systems has allowed for increased student participation in the classroom. Such technology is utilized in medical education. This article describes [...]

• teaching with student response system technology

  A Survey of K-12 Teachers
  Contributing Authors:

  William R. Penuel, Valerie Crawford, Angela Haydel DeBarger: SRI International
  Christy Kim Boscardin: UCLA
  Katherine Masyn: UC-Davis
  Tim Urdan: Santa Clara University

  This material is based in part on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number REC-0337793. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the [...]

• Twelve tips for using a computerised interactive audience response system

  Lorraine J. Robertson
  Education Development Unit, University of Dundee, UK
  SUMMARY
  The role of the lecture in medical education has recently been called into question. Adults learn more effectively through active learning therefore where is the place for the traditional lecture? This paper describes the use of a computerised audience response system to transform large group teaching sessions [...]

• Waking the Dead: Using Interactive Technology to Engage Passive Listeners in the Classroom

  by Rand W. Guthrie and Anna Carlin
  ABSTRACT
  This research attempts to learn students perceptions about the value that Audience Response Systems add to the classroom. The technology that is the subject of this research consists of eight-button “response pads” that transmit student responses to a receiver connected to the computer in the classroom. The system allows [...]

• Electronically Enhanced Classroom Interaction

  Written by Steve Draper, as part of the Interactive Lectures website
  Contents (click to jump to a section)

  Abstract
  Introduction: the design
  Justification or design rationale
  Prospective explorations
  Interactivity
  Other technical details
  Conclusion
  Acknowledgements
  References

  By Stephen W. Draper, Department of Psychology,
  Julie Cargill and Quintin Cutts, Department of Computing Science
  University of Glasgow
  This is a version of a paper given at ASCILITE2001; [...]

• Adding More Power to PowerPoint Using Audience Response Technology

  Update to original paper published in 1988 entitled:”Student Response Systems: Interactivity in a Classroom Environment”
  by Harold M. Horowitz, Ph.D.
  President, Socratec, Inc.
  ABSTRACT
  The original paper described the research and development activities in educational technology performed at the IBM Corporate Management Development Center. Specifically, the application of interactive student response units was presented along with the educational benefits [...]

• Use of an Audience Response System to Augment Interactive Learning

  Audience Response Systems for Medical Teaching
  Robyn Latessa, MD; David Mouw, MD
  Background and Objectives: Little data exist about the use of an Audience Response System (ARS) as an interactive educational tool in medical teaching. The goals of our pilot study were to determine whether an ARS can enhance educational experiences of health care providers. Methods: The [...]

• Using a Personal Response System in Economics Teaching

  International Review of Economics Education, volume 1, issue 1 (2003), pp. 80-86
  by Caroline Elliott
  Courtesy of http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk
  Abstract
  This paper offers a brief introduction to a Personal Response System that can be used in group-teaching scenarios, reporting the results of a trial using the technology in a second-year undergraduate Microeconomics Principles course. Advantages and disadvantages of the technology [...]

• Learning by Remote Control

  Exploring the Use of an Audience Response System as a Vehicle for Content Delivery
  by Jeremy B. Williams
  Brisbane Graduate School of Business
  Queensland University of Technology, Australia
  jeremy@jeremybwilliams.net
  Abstract
  Audience response systems (also referred to as group response systems or personal response systems) have long been a feature of game-shows, televised pre-election debates, and corporate training workshops and conferences. More [...]

• Audience Response Research

  The articles and research presented here will help you gain a better understanding of audience response
  Please note: all audience response articles presented here are copyrighted by their respective authors. Please do not duplicate or republish these works without express consent from the author.
  Research
  Due to the academic nature of research, many of these articles focus on [...]