Active learning

1. •The concept of Active Learning
•Active Learning in Gateway 2nd Edition
•Blended learning and the Flipped Classroom
•Teacher’s resources and the Presentation Kit in Gateway
2nd Edition
•Life skills with Gateway
•Learning applications – Kahoot and Quizizz

2. The concept of Active Learning
 Any instructional method that engages students in the
learning process
 Active learning requires students to do meaningful
learning activities and think about what they are doing
 While this definition could include traditional
activities Active learning refers to activities that are
introduced into the classroom, which require students’
active engagement in the learning process
 Active learning is often contrasted to the traditional
lecture where students passively receive information
from a lecturer

3. The Cone of Learning

4. Principles of Active Learning
 Purposeful: the relevance of the task with the students'
concerns.
 Reflective: students' reflection on the meaning of what is
learnt.
 Negotiated: negotiation of goals and methods of learning
between students and teachers.
 Critical: students appreciate different ways and means of
learning the content.
 Complex: students compare learning tasks with complexities
existing in real life and making reflective analysis.
 Situation-driven: the need of the situation is considered in
order to establish learning tasks.
 Engaging: real life tasks are reflected in the activities conducted
for learning.

5. Active Learning Tasks
 Class/small group
discussion
 Student debate
 Problem solving
 Role play
 Visual learning
 Drama
 Simulations
 Games
 Learning by teaching
 Cooperative and
collaborative
learning

6. ICT and Active Learning
 use of technology tools and multimedia helps enhance
the atmosphere of the classroom
 Collaborate – platforms, social network, mobile
applications
 Evaluate – interactive tests, participative quiz

7. Implications for teaching
 Enhances intrinsic motivation
 Caters for different learning styles
 Learning by doing and experiencing
 Nurtures critical thinking
 Enhances student’s learning autonomy
 Demanding for the teacher
 Teacher’s resistance
 Start small and continue step by step