Active Learning, Student Engagement, Teaching Strategies
Planning to use interactive classroom activities intentionally can really transform the learning dynamic. Here are 20 activities to get you…
Active Learning, Community in the classroom, Student Engagement
A roundup of the best classroom icebreakers to help students connect and collaborate in any course
Active Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Student Engagement
Reduce student anxiety and uncertainty with these virtual icebreakers
Active Learning, Student Engagement, Teaching Strategies
A comprehensive, well-designed syllabus is integral to creating an engaging and motivating learning experience for students
Active Learning, Agile Classroom, Innovation in Teaching
Experiential learning, or learning through doing and then reflecting, is the key to higher-order thinking and critical analysis
Active Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Student Engagement
Professor William Ogilvie’s textbook emphasizes a mechanistic approach that favors understanding and application over memorization
Active Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Student Engagement
Professor Franklin Ow was determined to remove barriers to success in his general chemistry course. Here’s how authoring a digital…
Active Learning, Guest Lecture, Innovation in Teaching
Educator Nicole McNichols’ Top Hat textbook aligned with Gen Z’s learning style—plus, boosted student exam scores along with her own…
Active Learning, Student Assessment, Student Engagement
Generation Z aren’t the type to read for fun—here’s how to address that in your real-time and self-paced college classes
Active Learning, Community in the classroom, Student Engagement
Students miss back-and-forth communication with their peers. Here’s how to fix that online.
Active Learning, Student Engagement, Teaching Strategies
Inquiry-based learning helps deepen students' curiosity and critical thinking by extending education outside the classroom
Active Learning, Blooms Taxonomy, Teaching Strategies
Evaluating student comprehension is a must. Here’s how Bloom’s Taxonomy can help.
Active Learning, Blended Learning, Education Technology
Blended learning provides instructors and students with the variety necessary for effective and engaging learning experiences
Active Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Student Engagement
Active learning activities designed for in-person, hybrid or fully online courses
5 activities that work equally well in real-time, self-paced and face-to-face classrooms
Community and collaborative learning make active learning an essential part of staying connected in online learning environments
Active Learning, Online Teaching and Learning, Student Engagement
Highlighting the importance of building connections with students, strengthening support systems and assessing learners with a multitude of…
Active learning techniques put collaboration, communication and higher-order thinking at the heart of your online course
Unlike the relative ease of listening to a lecture, active learning demands a level of effort some students may neither expect nor want
How professors can make their classrooms into an active learning environment to more effectively engage their students
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