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Active Learning

Active learning encompasses

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Basic definitions & concepts

WHAT IS ACTIVE LEARNING AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? National Teaching and Learning Forum, Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom

Books

50 Ways to Leave Your Lectern: Active Learning Strategies to Engage First-Year Students Constance Stanley
3rd Level-Halle Library LB 2331 .S67x 2003

Minding American Education: Reclaiming the Tradition of Active Learning Martin Bickman
3rd Level-Halle Library LB 1027.23 .B53 2003

Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach Any Subject Melvin L. Silberman
3rd Level-Halle Library LB 1027.23 .S556 1996

Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses, by L. Dee Fink. L. Dee Fink
3rd level-Halle Library LB 2331 .F495 2003

The Actionn Learning Handbook: Powerful Techniques for Education, Professional Development and Training Ian McGill and Anne Brockbank
3rd level-Halle Library LB 1027.23 .M34 2004

Web resources

Fink's Five Principles Five principles of good course design.

WebQuests: Pathways for Teaching to Learn, Learning to Teach Donna Wood, The Technology Source, Nov./Dec. 2001

Active Learning Model by Fink The model offers a way of conceptualizing the learning process in a way that may assist teachers in identifying meaningful forms of active learning

Active Learning Practice for Schools What is the "Thinking Classroom" and what does it look like?

Ideas for Activities Having students work in pairs on a task is a low-risk strategy which virtually ensures 100 percent participation in classes of any size.

Comprehension & Active Learning WWW Resources A wide range of resources and interactive lesson plans for all subjects.

Engaging Students in Active Learning: Case Studies in Geography, Environment and Related Disciplines Edited by Mick Healey and Jane Roberts. School of Environment, University of Gloucestershire. March 2004.
Online monograph. Requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing. http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/active/engagingstudents.pdf

Maintainer of this guide: Susann deVries, Librarian last updated: August 30, 2009

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