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 #35: Busting myths and misconceptions in learning using ‘True or False?’
If you are interested in engaging learners to develop strong arguments and presenting evidence to clarify their conceptions, this chapter by Zeenar Salim, 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 idea/technique in your practice.… Continue reading Idea #35: Busting myths and misconceptions in learning using ‘True or False?’
Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
Engaging students with graduate attributes can be challenging. Students may see graduate attributes as high-level, generic statements and they may find it difficult to translate them for their academic subject. Dr Joy Perkins describes how by using the "Diamond Nine", an active learning strategy, staff can facilitate students' discussions, collaboration, and contextualisation of graduate attributes;… Continue reading Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
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 #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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