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Student Response Systems (Clickers):

7 Things You Should Know About Clickers
An empirical study of personal response technology for improving attendance and learning in a large class. (A. Shapiro)
An Instructors Guide to the Effective Use of Clickers in Teaching (Science Education Initiative)
Classroom Response System (Clickers) Bibliography (D. Bruff.) This extensive bibliography has articles on classroom response systems sorted by discipline.
Classroom Response System (Clickers) (D. Bruff). Includes types of activities, types of questions and sample activities.
Clickers in the Classroom: An Active Learning Approach (M. Martyn)
Student Response Systems: A University of Wisconsin System Study of Clickers (R. Kaleta & T. Joosten)
Teaching with Clickers (E. Zhu)
Transforming Student Learning with Classroom Communication Systems (I. Beatty)

TurningPoint Clickers:

Guides and Manuals (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Online Tutorials (Turning Technologies).
Turning Technologies Higher Education Newsletters (Turning Technologies).

Other Resources:

Clicker Request Form
Constructing Written Test Questions for the Basic and Medical Sciences (National Board of Medical Examiners). This guide contains advice on creating multiple choice items that require higher-order thinking yet avoid irrelevant difficulty.
Video: Using Clickers in the Classroom (R. James). An excellent 10-minute overview of effective use of clickers.
Video collections: (1) Using clickers in the classroom -- benefits & practical tips and (2) Using clickers in upper division courses