Engaging Students in Their Learning

1. Engaging Students in Their Learning 2011 CTE Summer Institute onTeaching & Learning

2. Learning Objectives • Explain how active learning contributes to student learning • Identify and establish the conditions necessary for effective integration • Identify a range of techniques that are suitable to various learning outcomes • Develop an active learning technique that is linked to a learning objective in one’s own course

3. Why Go Active?

4. Why Go Active?

5. What Conditions are Necessary? • Integrative Course Design • Effective Communication with Students • Rational • Roles and Expectations • Prompt, Performer Friendly Feedback • Comfort with Facilitation and Improvisation • Research theory and techniques

6. Active Learning Overview

7. Active Learning • All Call Questioning • Brainstorm • Peer Instruction • Think / Pair / Share • Note Making / Note Sharing • Minute Paper • Pick your Poison • Just in Time Teaching (JiTT)

8. Collaborative Learning • Jigsaw / Scavenger Hunt • Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) • Case-Based Teaching • Practice Test • Role Playing • Mock Debates

9. Cooperative Learning • Cooperative Learning • Positive Interdependence • Individual Accountability • Group Processing • Small group skills • Face 2 Face interaction • Team-Based Learning • Problem-Based Learning

10. Tips • Low stakes activities High stakes eval. • Provide clear instructions and rational • Mingle and interact • Provide global feedback when necessary • Be willing to cut activities short in order to debrief • Pre and Post Assess when possible

11. Assessment Strategies • Self Assessment • Rubrics • Reflection papers • Learning logs • E-portfolios

12. Assessment Strategies • Peer-Assessment (guidelines) • Rubrics • Think / Pair / Share • Group Processing • Discussion Boards • Blogs / Comments

13. Assessment Strategies • Expert / Professional Assessment • Rubrics • Minute papers • JiTT • Midterm Assessment • Clickers