Looking to use escape rooms within your practice? Look back to this chapter in 100 Ideas for Active Learning that provides an introduction and overview of the benefits to using escape rooms, tips for setting them up and some practical ideas across higher education. Access the chapter on Escape rooms Share with us Leave comments about… Continue reading Idea #71: Escape rooms: discovering clues, solving puzzles and working as a team
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Idea #63: Carousel for developing collaborative and critical thinking skills
Looking for inspiring ideas to help your students develop those collaborative and critical thinking skills? Look back to a interesting chapter on "Introducing contemporary controversial subjects through a carousel" (Magkoufopoulou, 2022) in 100 ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022) Access the chapter Share with us Leave your comments with your experiences of applying… Continue reading Idea #63: Carousel for developing collaborative and critical thinking skills
Idea #6: Module designs that welcome students into your discipline
Looking for inspiring ideas to help (re)design taught modules so they are welcoming and inclusive? Look back to an interesting chapter that provides an outline for applying what Oprandi (2022) describes as "the welcoming curriculum design" in 100 Ideas for Active Learning. Access the chapter Share with us Leave any comments. How would you design… Continue reading Idea #6: Module designs that welcome students into your discipline
Idea #57: Assessed presentations with a difference
Are you trying to re-think your assessment? Do you want students to develop communication skills while learning content, encouraging active learning? Look back to an interesting chapter on using "Assessed presentations to a non-expert audience" (Gowers, 2022) in 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). Access the chapter on assessed presentations. Share with… Continue reading Idea #57: Assessed presentations with a difference
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