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2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning

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15 mins Presenters: Kimberly Breuer & Eric Spenk, University of Texas at Arlington https://youtu.be/fmoG3Joe_MI?si=YEXhpM7KgyVWUFTt&t=1623 Take a look back at this excellent project idea to inspire students and give them real world learning experiences. Kimberly Breuer & Eric Spenk describe an activity they introduced to their first year history course, Science and Technology in American Society,… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning

100 ideas for Active Learning, Blended, Book, Resources, Seminars

Idea #15: “Put yourself in my shoes” – Classroom activities to support empathy and inclusion

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Are you looking for ways to discuss diversity and inclusion in the classroom? Look back to this chapter which describes an easy to run exercise which helps build empathy and understanding, from the book 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). The exercise is based on advertisements, but can be applied in different… Continue reading Idea #15: “Put yourself in my shoes” – Classroom activities to support empathy and inclusion

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Idea #9: Active learning journeys

Active Learning Network

Are you wanting to design active learning into your module?  Look back at Dr Rod Cullen and Orlagh McCabe's chapter where they present an interesting teaching design that can be used in online, distance and in-person teaching in 100 Ideas for Active Learning. They an introduce a teaching process of Triggering ideas, Reviewing those, comparing… Continue reading Idea #9: Active learning journeys

Active Learning Network Conference, ALN Conference 2022, Blended, Resources, Seminars

2022 ALN Conference: Cooperative storytelling games for the classroom

Active Learning Network

45 mins Presenter: Scott Nicholson, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada https://youtu.be/uc2XtVZtz6Q?si=iLy_8mUtVDijXgwN Look back at this session on using escape games in the classroom from our 2022 Conference. Scott Nicholson says escapes require significant time and resources to prepare creating a barrier to entry that many teachers can not overcome, but a new game system… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: Cooperative storytelling games for the classroom

Active Learning Network Conference, ALN Conference 2022, Blended, Group work, Resources, Seminars

ALN Conference 2022: How coffee can improve your ability to use a language

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15 minutes Presenters: Sophia Zevgoli, Deree-The American College of Greece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtfiX8c3hU&t=149s Take a look back at Sophia Zevgoli's session on experiential learning and culture teaching especially in language classrooms. Integrating real-world experiences has been widely emphasized in the literature (e.g. Andersen, Boud & Cohen, 2000; Byram & Grundy, 2003), but they say the extent this… Continue reading ALN Conference 2022: How coffee can improve your ability to use a language