Best Practices for Using Response Systems

Vanderbilt Center for Teaching: "Teaching with a CRS" web site: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/technology/crs.htm

Has good information as well as links to other sites.

Mathematics:

Cornell University Mathematics Department's GoodQuestions Project: http://www.math.cornell.edu/~GoodQuestions/.  "The Cornell University Mathematics Department's GoodQuestions Project has developed and made available a set of multiple-choice GoodQuestions, checks of student understanding for use with a CRS during introductory calculus classes. (Description taken from Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching - Above).

Great paper: "Asking good questions in the mathematics classroom" by Maria Terrell, Cornell University "

Science:

Astronomy, Physics, etc:

Duncan, D. "Clickers in the Classroom: How to Enhance Science Teaching Using Classroom Response Systems." (72 pages, about $15 with shipping from Pearson). Duncan "describes his experience using a CRS in his astronomy classes and provides advice for teachers interested in using CRSs [Classroom Response Systems] in their classes."  Highly recommended for all educators including K-12 teachers & administrators.  Duncan's web site.

Biology, etc:

"Dee Silverthorn of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin uses a CRS in her upper level vertebrate physiology class. [Dr. Silverthorn has created a] series of well-produced QuickTime videos in which Professor Silverthorn describes her experiences with a CRS. The videos [here] also show a CRS in action."   (Description taken from Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching - Above). 

Physics:

Read Mazur and Hake's papers on Peer Instruction in physics and their long work with SRS.