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What is active learning?
· Active Learning is yet another way to envision learning. · Thinking in terms of learning or //not// learning, rather than active or passive. · Multiple venues for engagement. · The challenge of time in terms of learning. · Active learning can be an organizing framework. · Not only content, but //how// to learn and how to //do// things. · Foundational knowledge is critical for higher ed., especially processing skills such as reasoning. Example: Reasoning from gram to kilogram. · Engagement as motivation. · For our students’ reflection: establishing a purpose. Why is content/process of value and how can it be useful to you? · Reasoning within a conceptual framework by giving students scenarios to apply understandings of the concepts. · The current student population is the first generation of standards-based kids who have been micromanaged, explicitly taught, and over-tested through the education system. · Organizing and structuring information and content are significant processes for students to undertake (i.e., Kalina’s closet). · Increasing active participation that contributes to more effective learning is essentially a paradigm shift for students as well as instructors. Students have expectations of instructors //teaching// them everything they must know. · Faculty need to introduce and continually reinforce new paradigm of student active involvement and responsibility for their own learning. In the syllabus and reminding students occasionally does not work. How does it look? Process instances where they are actively involved and directing their own learning.
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· What is learning? Definition is critical. · Is it possible to have //passive// learning? · Are we looking at active learning //or// active teaching? What is the distinction? · What are ways to reinforce active engagement/involvement of students so they //hear// the message and //embrace// it? · What should we be asking for university-wide?
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