2. What does “engaged learning”
(also called “active learning”) mean?
Isn’t all learning about being
engaged and active (otherwise,
it’s not learning)?
Is
it possible that some learning
activities are more “engaged”
and “active” than others?
3. Blog
Stop here and blog an answer: what learning
experiences—in or out of the classroom—are most
memorable to you?
For instance, I still remember doing a dissection in a
college biology class—but not much more than that…
Read one other reflections in your group.
Post a comment in response.
4. Research about Active
Learning
Active / engaged learning has been identified as
beneficial (Chickering and Gamson, 1987; Bonwell
and Eisen, 1991; Barkley 2010)
Online courses are often cited by students as
“more engaging” (NSSE, 2006)
Our beliefs about learning, and the beliefs and
habits of our disciplines, can encourage or
discourage us to adopt active learning strategies
(Kumar and Robin Lightner, 2007).
5. What should we consider?
The level of
challenge;
analytical, critical, a
nd creative
thinking, along with
reflection; the
importance of
interacting with
us, the instructors;
and the use of
collaborative and
active learning.
7. Blog
Stop and answer:
How can teaching online address some of these issues
raised by the video?
This question will be posted on the instructor blog.
Post your answer as a comment
Comment on one other answer
11. What Could We do to Engage
Students? Learning Communities (groups
set for a semester or longer)
Reflection about learning
High Impact
Community service or Clinical
Practices work
Did a paper or project
Active Learning Worked with other students
Discussed ideas from readings
or class with others
Social media
Web 2.0
(twitter, chats, blogs)
Videos and images for
discussion (Flikr, Youtube)
Social bookmarking
Group Projects (wikis)
12. Discussion Forum
What types of active learning would you find
interesting as a learner? What types of activities
could enhance your course and your learning
outcomes for your students?
Post your answers on the discussion forum.
Read and respond to two other answers.
Hinweis der Redaktion
http://nsse.iub.edu/NSSE_2006_Annual_Report/docs/NSSE_2006_Annual_Report.pdf International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2007, Volume 19, Number 1, 53-63http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe/ ISSN 1812-9129Games as an Interactive Classroom Technique: Perceptions of CorporateTrainers, College Instructors and StudentsRita Kumar and Robin Lightner