Module 3A: Introduction to Active Student Engagement
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Module 3A: Intro to Active Student Engagement | Module 3B: Designing for Engagement | Module 3C: Test Out Active Engagement
Expected Time for Module 3A: about 1 hour
Module 3A Description: Active learning strategies in the classroom are here to stay! Instructors have integrated active learning into traditional classrooms, hybrid classrooms, online classrooms, K-12 classrooms, workshops and training, etc. So learning more about active learning will be time well spent since these are strategies that can be integrated into any type of instructional planning you are involved in. Active learning is an especially important component of the flipped classroom and can be used to plan application, analysis, and synthesis activities in the classroom after students watch and interact with the online lectures. In this module you will view and hear about what active learning really means and why it might be a good strategy for you to use in your face-to-face classroom as part of your flipped classroom.
As you watch the videos and read through the articles, reflect on how these types of learning experiences might work in your discipline or classroom. Different disciplines have different traditions and strategies for engaging students.
Module 3A Objectives: By the end of this module, you will have:
- Gathered new ideas for engaging students in the classroom
- Articulated active learning strategies that work in your discipline
What is active learning? How can you engage students in meaningful learning activities?
- Active learning has been shown to increase student learning outcomes. Check out this latest Press Release from NSF Links to an external site.. Fewer students fail when they engage in active learning activities in your class.
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Watch these online lectures about active learning and what students have to say about active learning:
Dr. Felder's Active Learning Link
Links to an external site.
NWIA Community College Active Learning Link
Links to an external site.
| What a student says about engagement in the classroom
Links to an external site. |
A student description of Team-Based Learning (TBL) - a more structured active learning Links to an external site. |
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Read some of the following articles on active learning and about how to engage students in the learning process:
- Engaging students in the classroom and beyond
Links to an external site. - Video examples from the Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
- Engaging Students in Learning Website from University of Washington Links to an external site.
- Engaging and re-Engaging Students Links to an external site. in Learning
- K-12: Engaging students in learning Links to an external site.and Golden rules for engaging students Links to an external site.
- "Active Learning: An Introduction," by Dr. Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent
- "What is Active Learning," from the University of Minnesota
- The Active Learning Resource Page Links to an external site. on the Center of Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan
Watch active learning methods in action!
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Here are several links to learning strategies, many of them demonstrated in college classrooms. Just sample a few, and see if you can find something you would like to try in your class.
Active Learning Strategies (video examples)
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