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What is the Active Learning Network?The Active Learning Network is a group of people from around the world who share an interest in active approaches to learning. This site is designed to be a collaborative platform to showcase active learning projects, research and discussion taking place nationally and internationally. If you have a project that you would like us to showcase, please let us know! The group was initiated by Dr Wendy Garnham, Tab Betts and Dr Paolo Oprandi. We now have many active participants from many organisations internationally. All opinions stated are our own. Interested in joining? Join the JiscMail Group.
How do we define Active Learning?“In active learning, rather than the teacher ‘transmitting’ knowledge through lectures or reading, learners engage in a series of activities which require them to produce observable evidence of their learning. Where possible, these individual, pair and group tasks should aim to develop higher order thinking skills, emotional connection with content and tactile or physical engagement with the environment.” – Tab Betts, Learning Technologist, University of Sussex “Active learning is a process whereby students engage in activities, such as reading, writing, discussion, or problem solving that promote analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of class content. Cooperative learning, problem-based learning, and the use of case methods and simulations are some approaches that promote active learning.” – Centre for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan

Groups

Blog, Twitter: @ActiveLearnNTW, #activelearningnetwork Our global community is made up of a network of satellite groups and members. The satellite groups can be thought of as the core of the network and groups of educators supporting active learning within their institutions. The satellites meet every month and feed back to each other about what they… Continue reading Groups

Events & Projects

Spring – ALN Global Festival of Active Learning Every year in March/April we hold the ALN Global Festival of Active Learning. This is a five-day celebratory online event modelled on the idea of outdoor music festivals (such as Glastonbury Festival). It runs from Monday to Friday and has sessions at 9am-10am (UK time) and later… Continue reading Events & Projects

Resources

The Online Active Learning Resource Over time the Active Learning Network has accumulated masses of resources that can help us as educators engage ourselves and our students in active learning. On this page we share some of those of the resources. Assessing reflection We enter into higher education to learn something new; deepen our understanding… Continue reading Resources