Active learning instructional strategies include a wide range of activities that share the common element of 'involving students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing' (Bonwell & Eison 1991).”
Active learning instructional strategies include a wide range of activities that share the common element of 'involving students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing' (Bonwell & Eison 1991).”
A list of approaches mapped onto a continuum of activity complexity and classrom time commitment.
A handout created by pioneering teaching and learning scholar, Jim Eison. It covers "why" active learning, strategies for overcoming obstacles to implementing active learning, and a comprehensive list of active learning strategies.
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