Fostering interactivity within an instructional system is an effective way to address attainment gaps. However, its use can often be limited to a small number of modules within a course, with many instructors opting for the more familiar research talk style of lecturing. As it is the students of today who will help to address… Continue reading Active Learning to Nurture Interdisciplinary Talent: Industrial Biotechnology Case Study
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
45 minutes Presenters: Wendy Johnston & Sally Ann Starkey, LJMU, and Mike Mounfield, Operations Director of Lu Ban Restaurant, International Academy of Chinese Arts and the Lu Ban Foundation https://youtu.be/xiK9b3nMyAs?si=UnVS-sWgRPvzhJCc&t=2750 Look back at Wendy Johnston, Sally Ann Starkey, and Mike Mounfield conference session who argued that to genuinely engage students in learning, the classroom environment… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: An appetite for change; authentic learning experiences beyond the traditional classroom
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
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
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