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Courtesy of the College of Arts and Sciences MagazineNils Halverson, PhD, takes teaching seriously.  He has been teaching astrophysics at the University of ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ since 2005.Using Clickers to Spark DiscussionGraduate students may be surprised

When we introduce a new pedagogy into the college classroom, how do we know if it's working? In the field of Religious Studies, certain pedagogical approaches are considered tried and true. For example, a mainstay in teaching religion is to engage

Photo by Micah Sittig“The central finding of physics education research over the past twenty years is something that kindergarten teachers have known forever,” says Dr. Mike Dubson as rain taps against the windows of his office on the tenth floor of

Dr. E. Scott Adler of the Political Science Department does not consider his use of technology to be particularly innovative. He says it’s not much different than how other professors use technology in their classrooms. What is different about it,

The average undergraduate today has been learning in front of a screen and typing away at a keypad since early childhood. "I do remember when we still could choose between turning in a typed paper and a handwritten one," says junior Mifa

As clickers gain prevalence in the common classroom environment, understanding how to use them efficiently has become increasingly important. On March 16, 2012, Dr. Angel Hoekstra and Dr. Stefanie Mollborn presented at the Teaching with Technology

While the idea of using technology as a teaching tool in classrooms holds allure, why use technology if it does not have a positive effect on learning? During his Teaching with Technology presentation, Dr. Tim Weston spoke on the importance of

In this interactive workshop, we'll explore tips and ideas for incorporating clickers into your particular class.  Clickers offer a powerful way to teach science by increasing student engagement -- we have transformed our classrooms by using

Angel Hoekstra is a graduate student in sociology at ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ studying clickers.  Her dissertation, “Use of Clickers in Higher Education: A Socio-Cultural Analysis,”  analyzed students’ opinions on clicker use in Chemistry and Sociology courses