What impact can interactive engagement (IE) activities using clickers have on students' motivation and academic performance during lectures as compared to attending traditional types of lectures? This article positions the research on IE within the comprehensive model of educational effectiveness and Gagné's instructional events model. For the…

Examines three categories of forces believed to discourage or prevent faculty from adopting and applying educational technology, including incentives and disincentives; the need for faculty development; and an ingrained model of teaching that relies on the classroom lecture. Suggestions for avoiding or minimizing associated resistance are…