Derek Bruff - Connecting with Participatory Culture

Watch Dr. Derek Bruff, author of Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments, present his Keynote speech at the Turning Technologies Nashville User Conference.


Abstract: Dr. Bruff's research interests center on investigating effective uses of classroom response systems ("clickers"). His book on the topic, Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments, was published by Jossey-Bass in February 2009.

Today's students vote for their favorite contestants on American Idol, "like" a friend's wall post on Facebook, text each other while watching sports events, and engage in robust online discussions about World of Warcraft. We live in a participatory culture, one in which voting, commenting, creating, and sharing are the norm and people prefer being contributors to being consumers. Teaching with clickers is one way to tap into this culture, engaging students in ways that motivate them to participate during class in meaningful ways. In this talk, we'll explore ways that using clickers connects with our students' participatory culture and how those connections can be leveraged to promote deep learning.

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