15 Minutes Presenters: Christine Haddow & Jackie Brodie, Edinburgh Napier University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtfiX8c3hU&t=1208s Take a look back at Christine Haddow & Jackie Brodie's excellent talk about increasing studen retention through increasing their sense of belonging. This talk began by briefly sharing learning from the evaluation of a suite of belonging focused mini-projects implemented at a modern… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: Enhancing belonging at university: Exploring authentic community building
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2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning
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
Idea #29: The new Journal Club: a student-led discussion
Interestingly the Journal Clubs are a great way to critically engage with the published literature and keep abreast with the forefront of fast-moving disciplines. When done within the scientific community, they require all to come to the session having read the article and prepared to ask questions, show scepticism, share knowledge and critically analyse claims… Continue reading Idea #29: The new Journal Club: a student-led discussion
Idea #4: The Be ACTIVE Framework
Are you looking at the Be ACTIVE Framework? It is a theoretical, structured, exploratory framework that aims to guide and support, in a stepwise manner, all those who teach, in the planning, implementation, evaluation and improvement of active learning in their everyday teaching practice. Look back at this chapter in the “100 Ideas for Active Learning”… Continue reading Idea #4: The Be ACTIVE Framework
Idea #1: Radically collaborative learning environments
What would learning look like if we radically re-thought its structures and interpersonal dynamics? The research into active learning shows that students benefit from being active participants and learn more when they are able to have agency in the design of their learning. Look back at this chapter in the “100 Ideas for Active Learning”… Continue reading Idea #1: Radically collaborative learning environments
The Active Learning Network 