Join us to celebrate the publication of Making Active Learning Happen for All: Practical Ideas for Developing and Sustaining Active Learning at an online event on Wednesday 15th April 2026, 10.00 – 11.30 (BST) This launch will provide an overview of the book and a brief introduction to a systems thinking led approach to nurturing… Continue reading Book launch: 15th April
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Your Hub for Active Learning
We’re excited to announce the launch of a series of miniblogs designed to be your go-to destination for everything related to active learning, featuring a wealth of materials gathered from our various books, online conferences, festivals, and professional development events. Our first step is to highlight the different resources from the “100 Ideas for Active… Continue reading Your Hub for Active Learning
Fish is fish: Active learning in practice
https://pedagogy73.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/fish-is-fish-why-stepping-out-of-the-classroom-brings-lessons-to-life/?page_id=51 I loved Lavanya Anbazhagan's post. Thanks for sharing your practice and retelling Lionni's story.
Idea #47: Introducing the ‘unessay’
Look back at Dr Victoria Grace Walden use of the unessay in assessment design. Perhaps the most creative part of the idea is how marking criteria can be developed for multitude of potential submission formats. Access the chapter here Have you tried it? Walden, V. G. (2022). Using the ‘unessay’ as active co-creation of marking… Continue reading Idea #47: Introducing the ‘unessay’
Idea #8: Making flipped learning work
Flipped Learning is problematic when half the students turn up having done the preparatory work and the other half hasn't. Return to Fiona Stirling's great solution when she introduced us to the simple but effective sandwich model in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Leave comments on… Continue reading Idea #8: Making flipped learning work
Idea #14: Students choose: Prepare an article, workshop, experiment, or lesson
Look back at this great chapter by Dr Alison G. Harvey when she explains module design can easilty incorporate student choice. Harvey explains how students can apply their knowledge in multiple ways in her short chapter in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Leave comments on your… Continue reading Idea #14: Students choose: Prepare an article, workshop, experiment, or lesson
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