Active learning strategies range from simple pauses in lecture, which allow students time to reflect on lecture material, to complex group work to students actively learning outside the classroom. In ...

Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it ...

Active learning and student attention College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, ...

Active learning creates a dynamic and inclusive classroom environment, helping students connect with the material and each other. Explore these strategies and find what works best for your course!

While active learning encourages students to think for themselves, direct instruction, as its name suggests, prioritizes students listening to teachers as the primary method of teaching.

Active learning, or instructional methods that actively engage students in their own learning, is on the rise. So, too, are physical spaces dedicated to this kind of teaching. These are positive ...

There are many active learning modalities informed by different teaching and learning traditions. We envision these modalities on a spectrum. This spectrum can be rearranged depending on the quality ...

LtP can mitigate learning loss, restore a sense of hope and normalcy, and promote overall wellbeing to lay the foundation for continued education. Learning through Play is Feasible and Desired in ...

Surprisingly, to the researchers, security of employment does not correlate with less active learning, as instructors in both precarious and more secure teaching jobs used active learning at similar ...

Eric Mazur, a high-profile proponent of active learning, wonders if it’s even ethical to move his class back in person.

Ideas for and practices of active learning appear throughout Science of Teaching and Learning literature. But what is the relationship between active learning and experiential learning? How are active ...

This supports active learning through individual assessment of learning and formative feedback. Simulation: Incorporation of simulations into pre-clinical education can greatly break up the monotony ...