What have you found most useful in the active learning strategies section

In many recent years, students are encouraged to become active learners instead of being passive learners in their study. When individuals pay attention to this, there are some questions relating to active learners and today I am going to answer them. Firstly, we are going to discuss about the first question: “What makes active learners?”. To be actual, humans are necessary many factors to become more active in learning. One of the most fundamental point students have to focus on may be actively seeking out information for each subject before learning it. It means that learners could research documents as well as information about our fields with an aim of deeply comprehending lectures in our class. In addition, applying a new method or new information that we have known in practice also plays an essential role to learners. In fact, majority of international corporations all requires employees to be experienced in labor market. And the application of knowledge could help pupils to do it. Besides, not only do you need to follow teachers’ lessons but you also ought to write down something assumed important. The final element that all students should concentrate on would be that it is quite needful for us to come up with some ideas to discuss with our peers instead of completely relying on professors. This can give humans an aid to remember knowledge more deeply. About the question: “What have you found most useful in the Active learning strategies sections ?”, I self-realize that critical thinking which I have learned from the Active learning strategies sections is quite helpful for me to become an active pupil. According to researchers, “critical thinking” is defined as the process of actively analyzing, evaluating and reflecting on information gathered from our experience and observation. In this day and age, when the world is developing considerably, students, besides, get knowledge from teachers, also know the way to analyse problems and assess them. Actually, using critical thinking in our general project or discussion could provide people with numerous meaningful lessons that are not provided in our theory lessons. Basing on critical thinking, teenagers are likely to be comprehensive about the root of each problem as well as easily remembering knowledge of subjects. To conclude, after getting involved in study skills class, especially learning about active learners, I strongly believe that I may become an active learner in the near future with a great deal of knowledge my teachers provided me.

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Active learning methods ask students to engage in their learning by thinking, discussing, investigating, and creating. In class, students practice skills, solve problems, struggle with complex questions, make decisions, propose solutions, and explain ideas in their own words through writing and discussion. Timely feedback, from either the instructor or fellow students, is critical to this learning process. Education research shows that incorporating active learning strategies into university courses significantly enhances student learning experiences (Freeman et al., 2014; Theobald et al., 2020).

Benefits of active learning

• Opportunities to process course material through thinking, writing, talking, and problem solving give students multiple avenues for learning.
• Applying new knowledge helps students encode information, concepts, and skills in their memories by connecting it with prior information, organizing knowledge, and strengthening neural pathways
• Receiving frequent and immediate feedback helps students correct misconceptions and develop a deeper understanding of course material
• Working on activities helps create personal connections with the material, which increases students’ motivation to learn
• Regular interaction with the instructor and peers around shared activities and goals helps create a sense of community in the classroom
• Instructors may gain more insight into student thinking by observing and talking with students as they work
• Knowing how students understand the material helps instructors target their teaching in future lessons

Considerations

• Design activities around your learning outcomes, especially with topics students typically find confusing
• Be clear about how activities relate to learning outcomes since students do not always make that connection on their own
• Be aware that you will need to cut content from your lectures to make room for discussion and activities; review your lectures and remove the least important parts; also consider asking students to read before the class meets and take a low-stakes online quiz or complete an online discussion board post so that they come to class ready to learn more advanced topics
• Plan to pause your lecture 2 or more times for activities; these can be as simple as asking students to discuss their thoughts on a question with someone sitting next to them
• Use active learning consistently so students know what to expect in class
• Build-in accountability for individual and group work (offering participation points is one way to show your students that you value the activities and their participation); for example, ask students to answer polling questions, upload a photo of their worksheet to Canvas, or turn in an index card with a response to a short writing prompt at the end of class
• When students are working on an activity in class, it is helpful for you and/or your TAs to move around the classroom to answer questions and interact with students to learn more about how they are thinking; these interactions can inform ways to follow up after an activity with clarification or to highlight student ideas
• Be sure to offer timely feedback to students after an activity; in large classes, one option is for you to explain both the correct and incorrect answers (some students will have guessed)
  • Also, consider the value of peer feedback, such as in the form of a think-pair-share discussion with someone sitting near them

Talking to students about active learning

Many students are beginning to expect their classes should include some interaction and opportunities to practice, discuss, or apply what they are learning. The best way to ensure that you and your students have a positive experience with active learning is to be transparent about how you will use it and why.

On the first day of class:

• let students know that your course uses active learning and that they will be expected to participate (add this to your course description and syllabus too)
• explain why you are using active learning and how it will help them succeed in your class (connect it to skills they will need beyond Cornell)
• point them to the latest research on learning demonstrating that students learn more and earn higher grades with active learning (e.g., Deslauriers et al., 2019)
• use a quick icebreaker or two to help students become comfortable working with one another
• introduce an active learning activity to set the expectation for an interactive class

Getting started

Our Active learning techniques page offers a range of ideas that instructors can adopt whether they are just starting out with active learning or are looking for new strategies. Instructors across Cornell (from the humanities to STEM) are using these techniques, which can be adapted to almost any course.

Since 2014, Cornell has encouraged the adoption of high-impact practices across the university through its Active Learning Initiative (ALI). Funding from the Initiative has helped faculty redesign their courses and implement active learning teaching strategies. ALI has a broad network of faculty who have implemented active learning in different ways and who meet to share their ideas and experiences.

The best way to learn about active learning is to see it in action. If you have a colleague who uses active learning, ask to observe their class, or contact CTI for information on courses where active learning is being used.

Resources

Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., & Kestin, G. (2019). Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(39), 19251–19257.

Freeman, S., Eddy, S. L., McDonough, M., Smith, M. K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(23), 8410–8415.

Theobald, E. J., Hill, M. J., Tran, E., Agrawal, S., Arroyo, E. N., Behling, S., Chambwe, N., Cintrón, D. L., Cooper, J. D., Dunster, G., Grummer, J. A., Hennessey, K., Hsiao, J., Iranon, N., Jones, L., Jordt, H., Keller, M., Lacey, M. E., Littlefield, C. E., … Freeman, S. (2020). Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(12), 6476–6483.

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