Are you looking for innovative ways to support your students transition in Higher Education? Explore how a course has introduced 'student characters' to help students explore student support issues and personal development, through a Problem Based Learning approach. Find out more in the chapter "Student characters for a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach to university life"… Continue reading Idea #16 Developing student characters for PBL
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Idea #12 Silence is golden
Are you looking for ways to make your classrooms more democratic and inclusive, while helping your students to develop reflective and critical thinking skills? Find out how to apply 'silent discussions' in your own context, by reading the chapter "Silence is golden: using silent discussions to promote inclusivity and critical thinking" (Spowart, 2022) inĀ 100 Ideas… Continue reading Idea #12 Silence is golden
Idea #52 A picture is worth a thousand words
Would you like to help your students develop those essential metacognitive skills, through a peer-feedback activity? Get inspired by reading the chapter "A picture is worth a thousand words" (Cherestes and Scneider, 2022) in 100 ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), where peer-feedback activities are embedded in an Organic Chemistry Class. Access the… Continue reading Idea #52 A picture is worth a thousand words
Idea #86: Mentimeter: engaging students with an easy-to-use audience response system
If you are looking to engage your students in large classes or small, then you might want to incorporate Mentimeter slides as an easy way of making your classes more interactive. With a quick guide on how it might work for you, why not look back to this interesting chapter by Amanda Millmore in 100… Continue reading Idea #86: Mentimeter: engaging students with an easy-to-use audience response system
Idea #63: Carousel for developing collaborative and critical thinking skills
Looking for inspiring ideas to help your students develop those collaborative and critical thinking skills? Look back to a interesting chapter on "Introducing contemporary controversial subjects through a carousel" (Magkoufopoulou, 2022) in 100 ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022) Access the chapter Share with us Leave your comments with your experiences of applying… Continue reading Idea #63: Carousel for developing collaborative and critical thinking skills
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