Active Learning Karl Schnapp Lash Center for Teaching and Learning

Agenda What is “active learning”? Why use active learning? A model of active learning Promoting active learning Techniques of active learning Individual Cooperative

What is “active learning”?

Why use active learning?

A model of active learning

Promoting active learning

Techniques of active learning

Individual

Cooperative

What is Active Learning? Take a minute to write an answer to these questions: How would you define “active learning”? What characterizes active learning and makes different from “inactive learning”?

What is Active Learning? Active learning is anything that students do in the classroom to learn other than just listening to a lecture Active learning involves students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing

Active learning is anything that students do in the classroom to learn other than just listening to a lecture

Active learning involves students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing

Why Use Active Learning? Research shows that… students prefer AL over lecture alone students master content at levels comparable to lecturing students master thinking and writing skills at levels higher than lecturing student learning styles are better served by active learning vs. lecturing

Research shows that…

students prefer AL over lecture alone

students master content at levels comparable to lecturing

students master thinking and writing skills at levels higher than lecturing

student learning styles are better served by active learning vs. lecturing

How much is retained ? (Work with a partner to determine which percentages match these teaching practices?) Discussion = ? Lecturing = ? Teaching others = ? Reading = ? Practice Doing = ? Audio-Visual = ? Demonstrations = ? 5% 10% 20% 30% 50% 75% 90%

Discussion = ?

Lecturing = ?

Teaching others = ?

Reading = ?

Practice Doing = ?

Audio-Visual = ?

Demonstrations = ?

Three-Part Model of Active Learning Active Learning Passive Learning Receiving Information and Ideas Experience Reflective Dialogue w/ Others Doing Observing w/ Self Reflecting

Dee Fink’s Model of AL

Promoting Active Learning Find new ways to introduce students to information and ideas Some examples: Assign a reading, give a quiz, set up an in-class activity to use info and ideas Provide links to web sites that have images and texts relevant to class Create projects that get students to collect their own data or information

Find new ways to introduce students to information and ideas

Some examples:

Assign a reading, give a quiz, set up an in-class activity to use info and ideas

Provide links to web sites that have images and texts relevant to class

Create projects that get students to collect their own data or information

Create rich learning experiences especially those that involve several kinds of “significant” learning ( Foundational Knowledge , Application, Integration, Human Dimension, Caring, and Learning How to Learn) Fink’s examples: a simulated engineering project, starting and running a real business Promoting Active Learning

Create rich learning experiences

especially those that involve several kinds of “significant” learning ( Foundational Knowledge , Application, Integration, Human Dimension, Caring, and Learning How to Learn)

Fink’s examples: a simulated engineering project, starting and running a real business

Promoting Active Learning Assign in-depth reflective writing on their learning using these questions: What am I learning? What value does this have for me? How did I learn it best? What else do I need to learn?

Assign in-depth reflective writing on their learning using these questions:

What am I learning?

What value does this have for me?

How did I learn it best?

What else do I need to learn?

Active Learning Techniques How have you tried to use active learning techniques for individual students?

How have you tried to use active learning techniques for individual students?

Active Learning Techniques For Individual Students CATS (Minute Paper, Muddiest Point, Finger Signals, Flash Cards, PRS) Q&A (Student Summarizing Student Answer, Quiz/Test Questions, Fish Bowl) Critical Thinking Motivators (Intuition Quiz, Paradoxes/Puzzles)

For Individual Students

CATS (Minute Paper, Muddiest Point, Finger Signals, Flash Cards, PRS)

Q&A (Student Summarizing Student Answer, Quiz/Test Questions, Fish Bowl)

Critical Thinking Motivators (Intuition Quiz, Paradoxes/Puzzles)

Active Learning Techniques How have you tried to use active learning techniques for pairs and groups of students?

How have you tried to use active learning techniques for pairs and groups of students?

Active Learning Techniques For Pairs and Groups of Students Discussions/Debates/Presentations Note Comparing/Sharing Concept Mapping/Brainstorming Jigsaw Group Projects Role Playing Games/Simulations

For Pairs and Groups of Students

Discussions/Debates/Presentations

Note Comparing/Sharing

Concept Mapping/Brainstorming

Jigsaw Group Projects

Role Playing

Games/Simulations