Look back at Dr Victoria Grace Walden use of the unessay in assessment design. Perhaps the most creative part of the idea is how marking criteria can be developed for multitude of potential submission formats. Access the chapter here Have you tried it? Walden, V. G. (2022). Using the ‘unessay’ as active co-creation of marking… Continue reading Idea #47: Introducing the ‘unessay’
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Idea #8: Making flipped learning work
Flipped Learning is problematic when half the students turn up having done the preparatory work and the other half hasn't. Return to Fiona Stirling's great solution when she introduced us to the simple but effective sandwich model in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Leave comments on… Continue reading Idea #8: Making flipped learning work
Idea #10: Models for inclusive hybrid learning
Learn how Dr Andrew Middleton has developed an inclusive hybrid, location-neutral, curricula, while building student identity, connection and commitment in his chapter in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), Access the chapter here Leave comments on your experiences using this idea/technique in your practice. Have you developed something similar? What do you do… Continue reading Idea #10: Models for inclusive hybrid learning
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
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
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