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Turning Passive Lectures into Interactive Learning Environments with a Classroom Communication System
written by Jose P. Mestre, William J. Gerace, Robert J. Dufresne, and William J. Leonard
We report on the potential of a classroom communication system called Classtalk as both a research and an instructional tool. With Classtalk, a central computer under the control of the instructor is networked to palm-top computers, each shared by 2-4 users. A video projection unit displays questions or tasks for students to work on collaboratively or individually. Responses to the questions/tasks are entered on the palm-top and immediately displayed to the entire class. We will discuss how Classtalk empowers both the instructor and the students. More specifically, we will discuss: 1) How we are using research findings to devise instructional strategies with Classtalk, 2) How Classtalk can be used as a research tool to explore not only students' conceptual understanding, but also the dynamics of cooperative learning, and 3) students' views and attitudes about Classtalk.
AAPT Announcer: Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 63
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Education - Applied Research
- Active Learning
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- Technology
= Computers
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© 1994 American Association of Physics Teachers
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32565105
Keywords:
Classtalk, PRS, Personal Response Systems, peer teaching
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October 12, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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J. Mestre, W. Gerace, R. Dufresne, and W. Leonard, , AAPT Announcer 24 (4), 63 (1994), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/portal/services/detail.cfm?ID=2781).
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J. Mestre, W. Gerace, R. Dufresne, and W. Leonard, Turning Passive Lectures into Interactive Learning Environments with a Classroom Communication System, AAPT Announcer 24 (4), 63 (1994), <https://www.compadre.org/portal/services/detail.cfm?ID=2781>.
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Mestre, J., Gerace, W., Dufresne, R., & Leonard, W. (1994). Turning Passive Lectures into Interactive Learning Environments with a Classroom Communication System. AAPT Announcer, 24(4), 63. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/portal/services/detail.cfm?ID=2781
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Mestre, J, W. Gerace, R. Dufresne, and W. Leonard. "Turning Passive Lectures into Interactive Learning Environments with a Classroom Communication System." AAPT Announcer. 24, no. 4, (1994): 63, https://www.compadre.org/portal/services/detail.cfm?ID=2781 (accessed 4 October 2024).
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Mestre, Jose P., William Gerace, Robert Dufresne, and William J. Leonard. "Turning Passive Lectures into Interactive Learning Environments with a Classroom Communication System." AAPT Announcer 24.4 (1994): 63. 4 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/portal/services/detail.cfm?ID=2781>.
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