From: "EDUCAUSE" <educause@educause.edu>

Date: July 5, 2011 11:13:36 AM EDT

To: claudia.perry@qc.cuny.edu

Subject: ECAR Bulletin on Using Clickers to Promote Active Learning

Reply-To: educause@educause.edu

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ATTENTION: A new research bulletin is now available from the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research Clickers in the Classroom: Transforming Students into Active Learners by Tena B. Crews, Lara Ducate, Jeanna Marie Rathel, Karen Heid, and Stephen T. Bishoff Research Bulletin 9, 2011 Abstract: This research bulletin discusses a program at the University of South Carolina to implement SRSs in the classroom and to study the impacts that the technology has on student outcomes. In our research, we also looked at the challenges that SRSs pose, both to students and to faculty members, and investigated best practices for using this technology. Audiences: This research bulletin may prove particularly interesting to chief information officers, academic computing directors, faculty, instructional technologists, students, and teaching and learning specialists. View ECAR events and research publications. A variety of ECAR subscription levels allow you to select the services that best balance your needs and budget. ECAR publications are proprietary and intended for use only by subscribers. If you belong to an eligible subscribing organization and do not yet have a username and password, create your login profile now. If you have forgotten your username or password, you may request a reminder. If you prefer not to receive further research bulletin announcements, log in to remove yourself from the list. For other questions, e-mail or send a letter to us at 4772 Walnut St., Suite 206, Boulder, CO, 80301.