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Idea #14: Students choose: Prepare an article, workshop, experiment, or lesson

Look back at this great chapter by Dr Alison G. Harvey when she explains module design can easilty incorporate student choice. Harvey explains how students can apply their knowledge in multiple ways in her short chapter in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Leave comments on your… Continue reading Idea #14: Students choose: Prepare an article, workshop, experiment, or lesson

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Idea #19: Interactive mind map – creating bonds among new learners

Learn how to use interactive mind map as a bonding activity to establish connections between learners/peers and their tutors, and to enhance their collaboratively learning experience - in this chapter by Dr Malgorzata Trela and Dr Sophie Rutschmann, in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Share with us… Continue reading Idea #19: Interactive mind map – creating bonds among new learners

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Idea #74: Collaborative problem solving for in-depth conceptual knowledge in 3D virtual worlds

If you are interested in using 3D virtual worlds in facilitating student-centred learning with collaborative problem-based activities, this chapter by Stylianos Mystakidis, Panagiotis Mourtzis and Effrosyni Tseregkouni, in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), might be for you. Access the chapter here Share with us Leave comments on your experiences using this… Continue reading Idea #74: Collaborative problem solving for in-depth conceptual knowledge in 3D virtual worlds

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Idea #7: Designing back from the future: building scenarios to engage students with global challenges

Learn how introducing students to design thinking and methods, including scenario building, in an active learning approach that combines critique and creativity, can help develop skills for solving real-world problems - in this chapter by Prof. Anke Schwittay, in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Share with us… Continue reading Idea #7: Designing back from the future: building scenarios to engage students with global challenges

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Idea #25: Student writing retreats: spaces to actively enable the production of academic work

Are you interested in offering structured writing retreats to undergraduate and postgraduate-taught students? This chapter by Dr Chris Little, in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), explores the provision of writing retreats as an active and safe space for students to construct knowledge and make academic progress. Access the chapter Share with… Continue reading Idea #25: Student writing retreats: spaces to actively enable the production of academic work