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Active Learning

Subject Links Description
General Information about Active Learning Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom This is a pdf file by Feldman Brant from North Carolina State University that provides some hints on how to use Active Learning in the classroom to augment the normal lecture
The Active Learning Site – Research Summaries

This site provides summaries of research articles that can inform classroom practice about active learning

Good Practice Uses Active Learning Techniques This brief article defines and discusses active learning
Active Learning Techniques It’s Not What You Tell Them That Counts This excellent tutorial from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities explains active learning, provides relevant readings, suggests classroom activities, and even provides a quiz.
  Learning by Doing This is a pdf file by Feldman Brant from North Carolina State University that provides some hings on how to use Active Learning in the classroom to augment the normal lecture
  Active Learning For The College Classroom This site, from two professors at Cal State – LA, describes active learning and offers several techniques as well as references
  Scenes from a Classroom…Making Active Learning Work This is a very rich resource from the University of Minnesota that describes active learning, provides some basic active learning strategies, making active learning work and some Active Learning Scenarios.
  Descriptions of Exemplary Techniques This site provides nine different exercises for the classroom, all involving active learning
  TenTechniquesforEnergizingYourClassroomDiscussions This site provides descriptions of ten techniques for the classroom

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