Flipping Back to Campus
Now that we are safely (and slowly) going back to in-person classes, we have found that Flipped Instruction (FI) is on our mind. The logic
Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni and Michael Reis
January 10, 2022
HIGHER ED TEACHING STRATEGIES FROM MAGNA PUBLICATIONS
active learning activities
First Shot Impressions for the Active Learning Professor: Higher Ed Activity Stations
First impressions matter. Students often arrive to the first day of a college course full of anticipation with some anxiety and many questions, some of
Ru-Zelda Severin
August 4, 2021
How to Implement Active Learning Strategies and Activities Into Your Classroom
Most of us think we know what active learning is. The word engagement quickly comes to mind. Or, we describe what it isn’t: passive learning.
Faculty Focus
July 22, 2021
Four Ideas to Spark Active Learning in an Online Classroom
Active learning can be an intimidating concept for educators. Many educators have heard the term but struggle to understand the true meaning of active learning
Adrianna Davis, EdD, MS
May 14, 2021
Active Learning Strategies, Techniques, and Examples You Can Use in Your Course
With active learning practices on the rise, educators are seeking pedagogically sound information about the best ways to integrate and execute active learning techniques within
Faculty Focus
April 1, 2021
ACT On It! How to Keep Students Moving While Learning During COVID-19
I once started a speech performing the motions for Itsy Bitsy Spider, and one-by-one, the business men and women joined in, first with the motions
Linnea Lyding, EdD
August 12, 2020
Three Focusing Activities to Engage Students in the First Five Minutes of Class
In the previous two articles, I shared ideas to address student accountability and student preparation in the flipped classroom. Based on your feedback and emails, getting students to come to class prepared is an ongoing challenge for many of us! In this article, I’d like to keep the conversation going by zeroing in on the importance of the first five minutes of class.
Barbi Honeycutt, PhD
April 26, 2019
Recipe for Teaching: Cue-Do-Review
When a family gathers around the table to share a meal, the one who prepared and served the fare most likely spent time pondering the recipes, considering the meal’s consumers, and selecting the right balance of protein, carbohydrates, fruits, and vegetables. As in the kitchen, so it is in the classroom. Faculty also ponder content, consider the lesson’s recipients, and select the right balance of lecture, group processing, and independent demonstration of competence. We decide upon our objectives for the lesson and we build our processes around the objectives, seeking to ensure that we reach everyone in our classrooms, online or face to face.
Patty Kohler-Evans, EdD, and Chayla Rutledge
April 8, 2019
A Video-based Exit Ticket Sparks Engagement
The proliferation of low-cost, easy-to-use technology has opened the door for students to discover new ways of acquiring and constructing knowledge and representing their thinking (Bene 2015, iv). After attending an educational technology conference last year, I opted to extend my classroom pedagogy to better incorporate technology and promote active learning.
Victoria Ingalls
March 6, 2019
Three Active Learning Strategies That Push Students Beyond Memorization
Those who teach in the health disciplines expect their students to retain and apply every iota of learned material. However, many students come to us having achieved academic success by memorizing the content, regurgitating that information onto an exam, and promptly forgetting a good portion of it. In health, as well as other disciplines where new material builds upon the material from the previous semesters, it is critical for students to retain what they learn throughout their coursework and as they begin their careers as a nurse, engineer, elementary teacher, etc.
Sydney Fulbright PhD
September 27, 2018