1. Engaging students in active learning
and Course Design
Engaging students in active learning

2. Active Syllabi Discuss:
How can you expand to be more informative/friendly regarding …
Your background
Your teaching philosophy
Teaching methods
Readings and assignments
Flow of activities
Class policies
Online materials

3. Considering Active learning in Course Design

4. Active Instructional Strategies
Discuss:
What works for your course? How?
Case studies
Teams
Scenarios/simulations
Experiential learning
Individualized instruction
Projects
Instruments (e.g., questionnaires, surveys)
Experiments
Games
Active lectures
Active reading
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5. Engaging students through Course Design
Discuss: What is a good flow of activities in your course?
Note: each in-class and out-of-class activity is meaningfully linked to what precedes and what follows it.

6. Online/Blended Active Learning
Discuss best practices in:
Icebreakers
Online Lectures
Discussions
Research
Projects
Teamwork
Assessments