Tag: Active Learning

Active Learning, Assessment, Engagement, Faculty Development, Learning, Student Engagement, Teaching

Beyond Active Learning

Teaching to Foster Meaningful Student Engagement The importance of student engagement is clear. Engaged students show more persistence, effort, initiative and cognitive processing skills, which result in increased learning and satisfaction. Simply put, students learn best when actively and meaningfully engaged in the learning experience. Yet, despite the clear benefits, many students struggle to stay […]

Feb 27, 2023

Active Learning, Faculty Development, Learning, Strategies, Teaching, Technology

Making Time for Active Learning

Active learning is the hallmark of quality education and sustained learning in modern higher education. The science of learning, diverse learning environments, and teaching technology have opened pathways for educators questing to advance beyond modes of passive learning, like lectures. Likewise, accrediting bodies are well-versed in the solid evidence base supporting the use of active […]

Nov 15, 2019

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Active Learning, classroom, Education, Faculty Development, Learning, Personalized Learning, Teaching

Putting Learners in the Driver’s Seat

Discover how personalized learning steers students and trainees to greater competency Students and trainees engage with content in different ways and master certain skills at different times and places — and faculty who adapt their educational techniques to this self-paced, fluid style of learning see increased engagement and improved competency.Watch this session to discover how faculty […]

Jan 10, 2019

Active Learning, Engagement, Faculty Development, IAE, Learning, Teaching

Boost Student Engagement: 10 Quick & Easy Strategies for Online Learning

Discover 10 easy strategies to boost engagement and improve online learning Watch this online workshop to help you identify 9 places in your course (especially those you teach online) where you can implement active learning strategies. Then, you’ll explore 10 different flipped and active learning strategies you can immediately apply. Each strategy is informed by […]

Mar 5, 2018

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Active Learning, Assessment, Faculty Development, Learning, Teaching

Beyond the Test: Ways to Assess Before It’s Too Late

New curriculum requirements. New accrediting guidelines. Education through simulation. Teaching in the clinic. These are all changing the way faculty need to approach assessment. No longer are traditional, high-stakes multiple choice exams the sure-fire way to know where students are struggling.But how is a faculty member supposed to make this shift? Are there ways that […]

Feb 3, 2017