2. WHAT IS ACTIVE LEARNING?
"Active Learning" is, anything students do other than merely passively listening to an
instructor's lecture. http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/chem/chem2/Active/index.htm
Read
Hear
Watch
Watch and Listen
Say
Do and say
4. “Active learning puts the responsibility of organizing what is to
be learned in the hands of the learners themselves, and ideally
lends itself to a more diverse range of learning styles.”
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/active/ActiveLearningk-
12.html
WHAT IS ACTIVE LEARNING?
5. The notion of active learning suggests students:
do more than receive information
engage in activities
participate in activities and tasks
enhance comprehension, understanding, and knowledge.
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jmorris/asatrg/jaffee.htm
WHAT IS ACTIVE LEARNING?
6. Active learning puts the responsibility of organizing what is to
be learned in the hands of the learners themselves, and ideally
lends itself to a more diverse range of learning styles.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/bdodge/active/ActiveLearningk-
12.html
WHAT IS ACTIVE LEARNING?
Learners
Responsibility
Teacher’s
Responsibility
8. Web Quests:
“a technique for engaging students in active learning which uses
the web and other resources as they strive to understand a topic.”
Example: Achaeotype Webquest
ACTIVE LEARNING: WEB QUESTS
9. If you want your students
to learn...
then include these things
in your lesson...
as in these examples.
Some of the vocabulary
and basic concepts within
a topic
An interesting task that
requires close reading of
some on-line resources.
Egyptian Scavenger Hunt
To observe physical things
closely and develop the
ability to distinguish
details and characteristics
Exercises which present
many different objects of
study and require several
kinds of processing
Eyes on Art
To analyze the similarities
and differences between
two objects, people, or
events.
Research opportunities in
which aspects of two
entities are compared and
contrasted.
Comparing San Diego and
Biarritz
To look at a topic from
multiple perspectives,
synthesize them, and
modify their views in
response to feedback
Separate groups gathering
data from different
vantage points and
working in jigsaw fashion
to agree on a report which
is published on the Web.
Expedition to Encanto
MINDFUL TEACHING
10. Active Learning can be
effective using:
Multiple mediums of learning
Technology
Domains
Non-traditional lectures
SUMMARY
