Time is also a challenge when incorporating active learning activities. However, with proper skills, students will be able to do active learning activities outside of classroom, which in turn extends ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...

"Active learning" is a general term that describes any time that students get to learn something by performing an activity in class—such as answering a poll question, think-pair-sharing, working in ...

How often should I incorporate active learning? While every class is different, and there’s no single perfect number for how much active learning yields the best results, there are a couple rules of ...

Hsu says the benefits of active learning – exercises like group projects, problem-solving and class discussions – are well documented, but he emphasizes that students’ understanding and ...

Instructors want their 750-student anatomy course to be more personal and engaging. Experiments include facilitating active learning in an online context.

Scott Freeman’s research shows that teaching with active-learning techniques works in STEM courses. So why is lecturing still the dominant model?

Course transformation has focused on defining "core ideas," explicitly addressing process skills and introducing active-learning activities, using clickers and case studies, that engage higher-order ...