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
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Idea #90: Would I lie to you? Engaging students with pre-learning
Engaging students with pre-reading or pre-learning can often be a challenge. This idea by Santanu Vasant offers a creative solution to boost participation. Inspired by the TV show "Would I Lie to You?", students prepare statements based on the pre-reading or pre-learning materials. These statements are then presented in class, where peers must determine whether… Continue reading Idea #90: Would I lie to you? Engaging students with pre-learning
Idea #81: Active remote labs
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
Idea #15: “Put yourself in my shoes” – Classroom activities to support empathy and inclusion
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
Idea #92: Memes in class? Using multimodal texts to feed open-ended creativity
Are you interested in using different tools of cultural transmission in a classroom setting? Look back at this chapter on using memes in education, , from the book 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). The chapter proposes an activity in which students are encouraged to use creativity to explore the interplay between… Continue reading Idea #92: Memes in class? Using multimodal texts to feed open-ended creativity
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