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Book SynopsisIncreasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Classroom Technologies: Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies examines new research on how classroom response systems are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how classroom response systems are being used to improve collaboration and interactivity between students, to create engaging social learning communities in the classroom, and how these technologies are being used to create more meaningful and authentic learning experiences. This volume will also discuss a framework for adopting and deploying these technologies.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Creative Approaches in Higher Education: An Introduction to Using Classroom-Mediated Discourse Technologies. Enhancing Learning and Teaching Using Electronic Voting Systems – The Development of a Framework for an Institutional Approach for their Introduction. Using the Phoebe Pedagogic Planner to Enhance Student Learning and Engagement in Undergraduate Psychology Courses. Where Technologies Collide: A Technology Integration Model. The Networked Faculty and Student Engagement: The Case of Microblogging to Support Participation in a Human Resources Management Postgraduate Course. Enhanced Class Replay. Bringing the World into our Classrooms: The Benefits of Engaging Students in an International Business Simulation. Mediated Discourse in Higher Ed Classrooms Using Text Messaging. Catalyzing Learner Engagement using Cutting-Edge Classroom Response Systems in Higher Education. Creating Technology Rich Learning Environments for the Classroom. Learning Tool or Distraction: Student Responses to the use of iOS Devices. About the Authors. Author Index. Subject Index. Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Classroom Technologies: Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies. Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education. Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education. Copyright page.
