Tag: Student engagement

100 ideas for Active Learning, Asynchronous, Blended, Book, Resources, Theoretical

Idea #8: Making flipped learning work

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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

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

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

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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?’

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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?’

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

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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