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Active Learning in Large Classes

Active Learning in Large Classes. Mary McKenzie Sociology UNC Charlotte. Active vs. Passive Learning. Passive Learning: What type of learning experience do you think of as being passive? Active Learning: What type of learning experience do you think of as being active?.

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Active Learning in Large Classes

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  1. Active Learning in Large Classes Mary McKenzie Sociology UNC Charlotte

  2. Active vs. Passive Learning • Passive Learning: • What type of learning experience do you think of as being passive? • Active Learning: • What type of learning experience do you think of as being active?

  3. Benefits of Active Learning

  4. How Do I Involve Active Learning in Large Classes?

  5. Moodle

  6. Moodle Benefits

  7. You can also click on the hyperlinks throughout the page to take you to activities or people. Click on Activity Click on Participant you want to contact, or on my link to contact me

  8. Calendars allow students to enter dates for their own reminders Course dates and group dates can also be entered These dates show up in the upcoming events box You can message anyone online

  9. More Moodle Benefits

  10. Clickers

  11. Clicker Set-up

  12. Clicker Benefits

  13. I would find it very useful to know when students are in class. • True • False

  14. It would be nice to know, during my lecture, if students understood the concepts. • True • False

  15. Blogs, Forums, or Discussion Boards

  16. Blog Benefits

  17. I could use a blog as a quick check to see if students have understood what they have read before class. • True • False

  18. It would not be effective to have separate groups be responsible for posting concepts, for specifically assigned chapters, to limit the number of blog postings in large classes. • True • False

  19. Wikis • Wikis are on-line spaces where students can collaborate on projects or upload their own work for class projects. • It would be necessary for students to meet to work on group projects that would be uploaded to the wiki. • True • False

  20. Active Learning

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