Active Learning Strategies For Your Classroom Michael Fudge

What do you think of when you hear the term Active Learning ?

Active Learning is Involving students in your course lessons by getting them “Doing things”, and more importantly “Thinking about the things they’re doing”

Lecture good or bad? The Good The Bad You’re in control. “Sage on the stage” You can explain material to students. Easy for you to prep. Passive learning / Hard to engage Not all students learn that way Hard for you to fill time via other methods

But I’ve got Content to Cover! Part of your active learning strategy should be to connect out-of-class activities with those in-class!

Example Connection Activities Quiz students on assigned readings Call on them in class! Ask them questions from the reading. Divide them into teams and have them answer questions. Gamify what they should have learned… Kahoot! Check homework and have a student “explain” it.

Active Learning In Lecture Ask them a question… and give them a chance to answer. Set expectations: “It’s okay to not know, it’s not okay to not answer.” Live Polls, Ask students to “stand up” Quiz your students for comprehension

90 Second Challenge With your neighbor, discuss the following: Name one advantage of lecture? Name one disadvantage of lecture? List two connection activities. You will be called upon at random after the 90 seconds for discussion.

Practice Activities Give students An opportunity to apply what you’ve lectured to them. Case studies Write code

Conclusion Activity Ask them what they’ve learned. “Ticket Out” Take out a piece of paper. Print your name at the top Write down ONE THING on the paper you learned today. My TA’s will collect your paper on the way out.

My 1:20 Minutes 5 Minutes == Announcements 20 Minutes == Connection Activity 30 Minutes == Active Learning Lecture 20 Minutes == Practice Activity 5 Minutes == Conclusion Activity