Are you enthusiastic about how students look at a topic/situation/scenario from Other People’s Views (OPV) as a way to engage and learn? Look back at this chapter in the "100 Ideas for Active Learning" book where Robert Hickey and Shaun Ferns present an interesting method that allows active learning. Access the chapter Here! Share with us… Continue reading Idea #33: OPV: Other People’s Views
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Idea #20: Democratising teaching: student votes and module case studies
Looking for a way to engender student engagement in curriculum creation and foster debate on democracy? Look back at this chapter in the "100 Ideas for Active Learning" book where Peter Finn presents a flexible method that allows students to vote on topics covered on a module, whether for a single session or a whole block… Continue reading Idea #20: Democratising teaching: student votes and module case studies
Exploring archetypal spaces for active learning in the holodeck
Vicki Dale1, Rob Lindsay2, David Watson2 and Tünde Varga-Atkins2 1Academic and Digital Development, University of Glasgow2Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Liverpool This year, we facilitated two staff development workshops during events for the Active Learning Network, inspired by Thornburg’s (2013) archetypal learning spaces, having first encountered these in Hewes’ (2013) blog post on… Continue reading Exploring archetypal spaces for active learning in the holodeck
Activities for inclusion
Beth Hammond, Learning Technologist, University of the West of England https://flic.kr/p/abDy2i "Butterflies" flickr photo by neiljs shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license Inclusive learning and teaching is a hot topic in Higher Education at the moment, and as members of staff we have no doubt been encouraged to develop our practice, complete training and… Continue reading Activities for inclusion
Event: SCALE-UP Expert Class
As we look ahead to a new term, we are keen to promote any active learning events that you may have coming up in the year ahead. Read on to find out more about one such event: The SCALE-UP Expert Class. The SCALE-UP Expert Class Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University 14th September 2018, 09:00-17:00… Continue reading Event: SCALE-UP Expert Class
The Active Learning Network 