ALN Inaugural CPD Series, November 2022
Photo of orange tip butterfly by Isobel Gowers During the month of November 2022, the ALN ran three CPD webinars with an overall theme of Inclusive Communities, with all presenters being chapter authors of the ALN book: 100 Ideas for Active Learning. The sessions were very lively, and we have received a lot of positive… Continue reading ALN Inaugural CPD Series, November 2022
Hosting the Active Learning Conference 2022
On 20th July 2022, we co-hosted the international Active Learning Network conference. The conference programme and recordings attest to the high quality workshops and presentations. In this blog, we share our reflections, as conference organisers, of the processes and planning leading up to the event itself. We also share some suggestions for future conference organisers.… Continue reading Hosting the Active Learning Conference 2022
Love a festival? Love the Active Learning Network
In 2022 the Active Learning Network hosted the second Global Online Festival of Active Learning. The festival was a chance to celebrate playful and innovative strategies for active learning and to showcase approaches to teaching and assessment that others can adopt in their own teaching context. The festival was attended by over one hundred and eighty… Continue reading Love a festival? Love the Active Learning Network
The 2022 online Global Festival of Active Learning
After great fun and lots of learning was had last year with over 300 sign ups (and 1800 registrations to individual sessions), this year we will be hosting another Online Global Festival of Active Learning. It might not be lockdown but we can celebrate what education should be about: giving students active experiences to know… Continue reading The 2022 online Global Festival of Active Learning
Active Reading: Five ways to engage students in their reading
There is a lot of talk about Active Learning and the importance of learning by doing, but isn’t reading a kind of doing? In my mind it is, but I am reminded too that research by Bartholomae, Petrosky & Waite (2017) suggests that real learning happens, ‘only when the authors are silent and you begin… Continue reading Active Reading: Five ways to engage students in their reading
Events & Projects

24th Apr – 28th Apr 2023 – ALN Global Festival of Active Learning (click to open) 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… 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