{"product_id":"9780470596616","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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080483750128,"sku":"9780470596616","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470596616_p0.jpg?v=1763706816","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470596616","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}