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100 ideas for Active Learning, Assessments, Book, Group work

Idea #57: Assessed presentations with a difference

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Are you trying to re-think your assessment? Do you want students to develop communication skills while learning content, encouraging active learning? Look back to an interesting chapter on using "Assessed presentations to a non-expert audience" (Gowers, 2022) in 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). Access the chapter on assessed presentations. Share with… Continue reading Idea #57: Assessed presentations with a difference

Active Learning Network Conference, ALN Conference 2022, Blended, Resources, Seminars

2022 ALN Conference: Cooperative storytelling games for the classroom

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45 mins Presenter: Scott Nicholson, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada https://youtu.be/uc2XtVZtz6Q?si=iLy_8mUtVDijXgwN Look back at this session on using escape games in the classroom from our 2022 Conference. Scott Nicholson says escapes require significant time and resources to prepare creating a barrier to entry that many teachers can not overcome, but a new game system… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: Cooperative storytelling games for the classroom

Active Learning Network Conference, ALN Conference 2022, Blended, Group work, Resources, Seminars

ALN Conference 2022: How coffee can improve your ability to use a language

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15 minutes Presenters: Sophia Zevgoli, Deree-The American College of Greece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtfiX8c3hU&t=149s Take a look back at Sophia Zevgoli's session on experiential learning and culture teaching especially in language classrooms. Integrating real-world experiences has been widely emphasized in the literature (e.g. Andersen, Boud & Cohen, 2000; Byram & Grundy, 2003), but they say the extent this… Continue reading ALN Conference 2022: How coffee can improve your ability to use a language

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ALN Conference 2022: A simple framework for engaging students in the classroom

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45 minutes Presenters: Nancy Winfrey, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc2XtVZtz6Q&t=2697s In this post we look back at a Nancy Winfrey's workshop that introduced a design framework for leveraging active learning in the classroom. In the framework students use their prior knowledge as a neurological anchor for learning new content, through relevant application… Continue reading ALN Conference 2022: A simple framework for engaging students in the classroom