Category: Group work

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

2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning

Active Learning Network

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, Book, Group work

Idea #82: Map pinboarding for icebreaker and real-world case-based learning

ikeogams

Are you looking for a tool to capture learners’ various geographical backgrounds, locations or establishments, or to elicit multiple perspectives and issues from various geographical, socio-demographic and global standpoints? This chapter " Map pinboarding for icebreaker and real-world case-based learning" (Ogamba, 2022) in 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). Access the chapter Share… Continue reading Idea #82: Map pinboarding for icebreaker and real-world case-based learning

Asynchronous, Book, Group work, Innovations in Active Learning in Higher Education, Resources

Idea #81: Active remote labs

Active Learning Network

Could you run your laboratories remotely?  Look back at Suzanne Groothuijsen and Antoine van den Beemt’s chapter where they discuss running active remote labs in 100 Ideas for Active Learning. They are delivering assessments on machine control techniques in their Engineering modules. Access the chapter Share with us Please leave any comments you have about the… Continue reading Idea #81: Active remote labs

100 ideas for Active Learning, Book, Group work, Resources, Theoretical

Idea #65: Can project management processes be used to structure active learning tasks?

Rachel John Robinson

Are you interested in a five-process framework in the PMBOK standards: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and closing for executing active learning?  Look back at this chapter in the "100 Ideas for Active Learning" book where Rachel John Robinson presents an engaging method that allows students explore engagement in a structured format. Access the chapter Here! Share… Continue reading Idea #65: Can project management processes be used to structure active learning tasks?

100 ideas for Active Learning, Book, Group work, Seminars

Idea #16 Developing student characters for PBL

CMagkoufopoulou

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