Thursday, May 26, 2016

Common Active Learning Mistakes - Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent, Tomorrow's Professor

Active learning is an easy and remarkably robust teaching method that functions well in every conceivable academic setting – a claim supported by a mountain of literature. Instructors who start using it often limit its effectiveness by making certain mistakes, however, and many drop the method when the results disappoint them or they experience vigorous student resistance. Table 6.5-1 lists six mistakes to avoid when you use active learning and strategies to avoid making them, and the paragraphs that follow elaborate on the strategies. https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1491