Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Although a wealth of research suggests that active learning increases student engagement and improves academic outcomes, many college campuses struggle to get faculty to shift away from traditional, sage-on-a-stage style teaching practices. Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall.

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Active Learning Activities Instructors Learning Spaces 168

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Too many discussions of edtech focus on tools (like tablets, clickers, learning-management systems, smart boards, etc). Two years ago we renovated an old computer lab into an active learning classroom. I would put classes in there that are made up of groups.” It’s still all about the people. Conclusion: It’s helping.

Active Learning 141

Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 141

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Depending on the classroom setup, group work can also be chaotic and auditorily overwhelming.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

These students are not in their pajamas in their dorm room playing video games and learning online. They’re in our libraries, in our learning spaces and they’re working together in many cases. If adaptive learning is ’learning my way,’ then what we’re building is ’learning my way, together.’

Lecturing 124

Lecturing Students Faculty Development Collaborative Learning 124