Plato's Roundtable
Professor Ransom Discusses Classroom Technology
Within the technology of Powerpoint, I make a very concerted effort to keep it simple.
Roger Ransom came to UCR in 1968 and taught in the Economics department until 1984, when he moved to the History department. In 2003 he was awarded the UCR Distinguished Teaching Award, and he was named as the Distinquished Humanist Acheivement Lecturer for 2005-06 by the UCR Center for Ideas and Society. Professor Ransom expounds on the value of technology in the classroom. During this interview subjects covered include his use of iLearn in the classroom and how the use of clickers has changed how he interacts with his students.