“I wish he would just lecture instead of all this active learning stuff. I just want to sit back and take notes.” I overheard this walking behind two students exiting a large lecture class. The ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University has received a four-year $2.3 million federal Department of Education grant to study why active-learning strategies help student retention, success and ...

Active learning teaching strategies in K-12 education encompass dynamic approaches that engage students in the classroom learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. When we examine ...

Active learning means getting students involved—not just listening, but doing, reflecting, and engaging. As Bonwell & Eison (1991) put it, it's “anything that involves students in doing things and ...

Have you ever left a lecture or finished reading a chapter with pages of neatly written notes, only to realize later that you barely remember the material? For decades, note-taking has been hailed as ...

“Chalk and talk” refers to a classroom environment where the teacher does most of the talking. There’s an over-reliance on ...

A new study published by University of Minnesota researchers found that working in groups can help students better understand classroom material. The study, published last month, found that within ...

Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic began, HR teams are still being pushed to the brink of exhaustion. They're dealing with ever-changing, uncertain environments and challenges that require new ...

Picture this: You’re on top of an 80-story building and must wear a harness to protect yourself if you fall. But there are different kinds of harnesses lying around. You pick what you think is the ...