Learning is supposed to be messy. Ideally, it is challenging and full of conversation. However, in most classrooms dominated by lectures, this is not the case. Students will not learn as much in a passive learning setting as they will in an active one. If you want students to improve, we need to stop spoon-feeding them information. It is important that they wrestle with the content both in and out of the classroom. This week we are going to explore active learning.
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Throughout this podcast, I have referenced active learning but I have never really explained myself. The concept of active learning has been around since the 1860s. I suspect that it is not used in classrooms more is because it is not convenient for instructors. It is much easier to just spew out information as though students were sponges.
But research has demonstrated over and over again that this is not the best way to learn. We tend to learn best when confronted with opportunities to work with concepts.
This week, we are going to take a closer look at active learning and provide a list of techniques that you can use in your classroom.
Additional Reading
- ITC: 43 – Using Concept Maps in the Classroom
- ITC: 81 – Using Information Recall Strategies in Your Classroom
- ITC: 108 – How You Can Use the Socratic Discussion Method in Your Classroom
- Interactive Teaching Techniques
- Interactive Techniques (original list)
- Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics
- Engaging Students with Active Learning
- What is active learning?
- Active Learning Cheat Sheet
- Active Learning
- How Can You Incorporate Active Learning Into Your Classroom?
- Active Learning Techniques
- From Passive Viewing to Active Learning: Simple Techniques for Applying Active Learning Strategies to Online Course Videos
- Classroom Assessment/Activities Techniques – CATs
- Active Learning Activities
- Active Learning Overview Playlist
- Active learning
- Active Learning | Derek Bok Center
- Active Learning
- Getting Started with Active Learning Guide
- Active Learning Strategies for Higher Education: the Practical Handbook
- Active learning
- Active Learning Strategies, Techniques, and Examples You Can Use in Your Course
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