While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

Have you ever given a lecture to a group of adult learners? If so, you may have noticed their eyes losing focus and phones appearing as you moved through your session. This is because the traditional ...

In Fall 2021, several faculty members came together throughout the semester to discuss how we can facilitate more active learning in large (greater than 35 students) courses. In our initial discussion ...

Many college students see teaching style as a barrier to their success, but which class formats and active learning methods do they prefer? In a Student Voice Pulse survey of 1,250 undergraduates, ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

CORALVILLE — The Iowa Children's Museum is accepting nominations for its Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award, which honors exceptional teachers and educators who create a student-driven environment ...

I had a learning experience of my own that helped me to understand this challenge on a personal level. I began taking Tai Chi classes and the approach my teacher took enhanced my understanding of deep ...