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How can we make larger classes more interactive, with all students (even those in the back row) feeling engaged, reflective, and questioning ideas being presented? How do we get students to read before coming to class and prepared to take an exam? How do professors get the most out of their lectures and class time? These are the kind of questions guiding a research study on “clicker” technology in the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. The purpose of this study is to evaluate systematically the use of clickers in a business classroom context.
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Morin, D., Thomas, J.D., Barrington, J., Dyer, L., Boutchkova, M. (2009). The “Clicker” Project: A Scholarly Approach to Technology Integration. In: Daly, P., Gijbels, D. (eds) Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond. Advances in Business Education and Training, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2973-7_7
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