Active Learning
Faculty who teach large classes confront the long-existing challenge of making their lectures more engaging and meaningful. In this article, I will share some low-risk strategies to help faculty transform lectures into student-centered learning experiences ...
In the 2017 Hans O. Mauksch Address presented at the American Sociology Association annual meeting, Melinda Messineo argues that we aren't using as much of the science of learning as we could to help students ...
Let's start with an example. In a recent issue of College Teaching, Forrest Cooper describes how he modified the well-known and widely used “Think-Pair-Share” strategy. It continues to be an effective way to get students ...
You've explained something. You can't tell from their bland expressions if they understand or not. “Do you have any questions?” The silence is long; finally a hand goes up and one of your better students ...
There's no question that students learn an enormous amount when they assume the role of teacher. That's why student presentations hold such great potential to enhance student ownership of the content. The problem is that ...
Would you prefer to go to a party with 50 exciting, brand-new people that you’ve never met before, or would you prefer to have dinner with an old, dear friend? You’ve probably guessed already that ...
The single greatest strategy that I know to stimulate classroom learning is to write with students at the beginning of class. Consider your own pre-class ritual to see if writing with your students might profit you ...
The use of clickers, especially in large classes, has made participation a reality for a lot more students. It's a safe way to offer an answer and an equally constructive way to find out whether ...
Faculty have access to more information about college teaching than ever before. Researchers have studied a host of instructional approaches and published results in myriad journals. Educators have shared summaries of and links to such ...
In recent years, the phrase active learning has become commonplace across the academic disciplines of higher education. Indeed, most faculty members are familiar with definitions that go something like this: Active learning involves tasks that ...
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