1. Centre for Educational Development HE Lunchtime Forum ENTHUSING STUDENTS THROUGH ACTIVE AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING Dr Steven Wilson, School of Modern Languages steven.wilson@qub.ac.uk

2. Active Learning: avoiding the ‘top- down’ approach Student-led sessions  taking ownership of learning Sense of purpose / relevance Outcomes: provided by tutor and student

3. Active Learning: listening to our students… Feedback Informal, mid-semester questionnaire Anonymous questions / doubts

4. Textual Commentary What is a ‘commentary’? What makes a good commentary? Consider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCIjAqgii-Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCIjAqgii-Q What is a ‘textual commentary’? What are the skills you use in a textual commentary? How might they be useful to employers? Handout – SITUATE, CHARACTERISE, ANALYSE, EVALUATE

5. Interactive Learning Bringing material ‘to life’: e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=4pMecgat44k https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=4pMecgat44k Posters as assessment Podcasts / online learning journals