Student Response Systems (SRS) also known as "clickers" are small hand held devices coupled with receiving hardware and presentation software. The system allows an instructor to present questions, usually via a computer projector, and collect student answers immediately during the lecture. The results can generally be manipulated and displayed immediately and can be used to change the course of the lecture.
Emerging literature on the use of this technology suggest that students are more engaged in learning in courses utilizing SRS. Turning Technologies are the supported SRS technology at UMD.
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- UMD Student Response System Standard
- 7 Things You Should Know about Clickers from Educause (PDF) (PLEASE NOTE: This is a Portable Document Format (PDF) acrobat file. If you do not have Acrobat you can download the Acrobat viewer from Adobe. This download is for people who do not have Acrobat installed on their computers. It allows you to open and view a PDF file. Additional Adobe free tools are available to assist visually impaired users at Adobe's Accessibility Resource Center. If you need further assistance obtaining the information contained in this PDF file please call the AV Desk at 6222.)
- Clickers: A Teaching Gimmick that Works (PDF) (PLEASE NOTE: This is a Portable Document Format (PDF) acrobat file. If you do not have Acrobat you can download the Acrobat viewer from Adobe. This download is for people who do not have Acrobat installed on their computers. It allows you to open and view a PDF file. Additional Adobe free tools are available to assist visually impaired users at Adobe's Accessibility Resource Center. If you need further assistance obtaining the information contained in this PDF file please call the AV Desk at 6222.)
- Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach
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