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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]