Active Learning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Active Learning

7 Things You Should Know About Connected Learning

May 9, 2013

Higher education is entering a new, evolutionary phase defined by connections between everything and everyone . Connected learning is rooted in the active participation of students, instruct…

7 Things You Should Know About Makerspaces

April 9, 2013

A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. Makerspaces provide tools and working room in a community environ…

7 Things You Should Know About Collaborative Learning Spaces

January 8, 2013

Alternative classroom designs have emerged that support collaborative learning and shift the focus away from lecture-based formats. Collaborative learning spaces generally involve new…

Assessing Teaching and Learning in Technology-Infused TILE Classrooms at the University of Iowa

July 12, 2012

The University of Iowa’s Transform, Interact, Learn, and Engage (TILE) project encompasses a commitment to an active-learning pedagogical philosophy that infuses technology into colla…

7 Things You Should Know About Challenge-Based Learning

January 11, 2012

Challenge-based learning (CBL) is similar to problem-based learning , but with CBL, students formulate the challenges they will address . Through a process of discussion and research, …

Moving Outside the LMS: Matching Web 2.0 Tools to Instructional Purpose

September 7, 2011

What considerations support the decision to either augment or replace an institution’s existing learning management system (LMS) with a cloud-based, Web 2.0 technology tool to suppor…

Classroom.NEXT: Engaging Faculty and Students in Learning Space Design

July 27, 2011

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Texas Wesleyan University undertook a project to find out what a classroom would look like if it were designed by faculty and students �…

7 Things You Should Know About the Modern Learning Commons

April 11, 2011

The learning commons, sometimes called an “information commons,” has evolved from a combination library and computer lab into a full-service learning, research, and project space. As a plac…

7 Things You Should Know About Assessing Online Team-Based Learning

August 3, 2010

In team-based learning, students work in groups on outcome-based or problem-based assignments. Assessing the work produced by teams, however, presents a significant challenge, and this difficulty…

ELI Discovery Tool: Guide to Collaborative Learning

June 1, 2010

Although there is much variation on the definition of collaborative learning, it typically refers to a situation in which two or more people learn or attempt to learn something together. Put diff…