1. Activity 1
 Individually, think of a key word that best describe
your conception of ‘teaching’.
 Compare your conception of ‘teaching’ with your
partner.
 In groups, list down 3 key words derived from the
various conceptions of ‘teaching gathered.

2. “imparting knowledge”

3. Teaching = Facilitating Learning
 Learning-centered (not teacher-centered)
 Interactive (not one-way, passive mode)

4. Teaching = Facilitating Learning
 Participative (not teacher involvement only)
 Meaningful (not just rote & surface learning)

5. Activity 2
 What do you think are attributes of ‘meaningful’
learning?

6. Attributes of Meaningful Learning
ACTIVE
LEARNING
DIRECTED AUTHENTIC
LEARNING LEARNING
MEANINGFUL
LEARNING
CONSTRUCTIVE COLLABORATIVE
LEARNING LEARNING

7. Active Learning
 Students are able to interact with each other (e.g.
discuss how to complete tasks/problems given).
 Students gather & share information.

8. Authentic Learning
 Students are able to relate learning process into
relevant context.
 Students are able to apply knowledge acquired in real
life situation.

9. Directed Learning
 Students are able to make decisions & be responsible
of them.
 Students are free to use alternative ways to construct
knowledge.

10. Constructive Learning
 Students are able to reflect on their learning processes
& activities.
 Students are able to evaluate & criticize views of others
constructively.

11. Collaborative Learning
 Students are able to contribute ideas toward achieving
a common goal.
 Students are able to complete tasks given
collaboratively.

12. “Learning is something students do,
not something done to students.”
Alfie Kohn

13. How would you define ‘active
learning’?
What characterizes ‘active learning’ &
makes different from ‘inactive
learning’?

14. Active Learning
 “. . . instructional activities involving students in
doing things & thinking about what they are
doing” (Bonwell et al. 1991).

15. Active Learning
• Learning is not a spectator sport.
• The more actively engaged the learner is, the more
learning takes place.

16. Active Learning
• Different instructional methodologies have greater
rates of retention.

17.  Passive Learning
 Teacher-Centered
 Teacher is “Sage on the Stage”
 Student is “Empty Glass”
 Traditional Pedagogy

18.  Active Learning
 Learner-Centered (Learning-Centered)
 Teacher is facilitator – “Guide by the Side”
 Learner is ultimately responsible for learning
 Progressive Andragogy

19. How Does Active Learning Work?
 Input (Delivery of Learning Content)
Active Learning involves input from multiple sources
through multiple senses - seeing, hearing, feeling, etc.
(VARK)

20. Learning Preferences
 Visual (V)
 This preference includes the depiction of information in
charts, graphs, flow charts, & all the symbolic
arrows, circles, hierarchies & other devices that
instructors use to represent what could have been
presented in words.

21. Learning Preferences
 Aural / Auditory (A)
 This perceptual mode describes a preference for
information that is "heard."
 Students with this modality report that they learn best
from lectures, tutorials, tapes, group
discussion, speaking, web chat, talking things through.

22. Learning Preferences
 Read/write (R)
 This preference is for information displayed as words.
 This preference emphasizes text-based input and output
— reading & writing in all its forms.

23. Learning Preferences
 Kinesthetic (K)
 By definition, this modality refers to the perceptual
preference related to the use of experience & practice
(simulated or real).
 Although such an experience may invoke other
modalities, the key is that the student is connected to
reality- either through experience, example, practice or
simulation.

24. How Does Active Learning Work?
 Process (Learning Activities)
Active Learning involves process: interacting with
other people & materials, stimulating multiple areas of
the brain to act.

25. How Does Active Learning Work?
 Output (Learning Evaluations)
Active Learning involves output: requiring students to
produce a response or a solution or some evidence of
the interactive learning that is taking place.

28. So. . . .
 Learning Activities that:
 Use more complexity of thought, and
 Force greater interaction with content and/or others
 Generally result in:
 Greater retention of course content material

29. Using Learning Activities
 The important thing is to:
 Get students involved & engaged-
 Thinking about the subject
 Doing something realistic with the subject if possible- real
world applications or simulations
 Working with others if possible
 Reflecting upon what they did & sharing with others

30. Active Learning Activity
What kinds of things can an instructor do to:
 Get students thinking about the subject?
 Get students doing something realistic with the subject?
 Get students working with others in learning the
subject?

31. Active Learning Activity
What kinds of things can an instructor do to:
 Get students reflecting on what they have done with the
subject?
 Get students sharing & discussing ideas & results with
others students?

32. In short, …
 Active Learning gets students involved in the learning
process & helps them participate in the construction of
their own knowledge, giving them a sense of ownership.

33. In short, …
 Active learning is Learner-centered (Learning-centered) as
opposed to teacher-centered.

34. In short, …
 Active learning involves input from multiple sources using
multiple senses.

35. In short, …
 Active learning often involves collaborative work with other
learners.

36. In short, …
 The use of active learning strategies can increase retention
& comprehension of course content material.

37. What Web tools can we use to
promote active learning?