There is a need in the higher education arena for a book thatresponds to the need for using technology in a classroom oftech-savvy students. This book is filled with illustrative examplesof questions and teaching activities that use classroom responsesystems from a variety of disciplines (with a discipline index).The book also incorporates results from research on theeffectiveness of the technology for teaching. Written forinstructional designers and re-designers as well as faculty acrossdisciplines. A must-read for anyone interested in interactive teaching andthe use of clickers. This book draws on the experiences ofcountless instructors across a wide range of disciplines toprovide both novice and experienced teachers with practicaladvice on how to make classes more fun and moreeffective.”--Eric Mazur, Balkanski Professor ofPhysics and Applied Physics, Harvard University, and author,Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual“Those who come to this book needing practical advice onusing ‘clickers’ in the classroom will be richlyrewarded: with case studies, a refreshing historical perspective,and much pedagogical ingenuity. Those who seek a deep, thoughtfulexamination of strategies for active learning will find that hereas well—in abundance. Dr. Bruff achieves a marveloussynthesis of the pragmatic and the philosophical that will beuseful far beyond the life span of any single technology.”--Gardner Campbell, Director, Academy for Teachingand Learning, and Associate Professor of Literature, Media, andLearning, Honors College, Baylor University