Active Learning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Active Learning

Seminar 17P - Designing, Supporting, and Evaluating Active Learning Spaces PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.

October 18, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Active learning spaces support teaching and learning in a technology-rich, collaborative environment designed to engage students in their own learning. McGill University has developed principles fo…

How Instructors Make Meaning of Features in Active Learning Spaces and the Impact on Student Learning

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Active learning spaces are technology-rich, collaborative environments designed to engage students actively in their own learning. This highly interactive session will provide an opportunity to dis…

Games: The Best Way to Learn. Period.

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

In an age of distraction, information overload, and disengagement, traditional methods of conveying information to students are increasingly ineffective. In this session, we argue that games—with…

Seminar 16P - Top-Ten Ways to Improve Student Learning Using Technology Outside the Classroom

November 3, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Technology is the most powerful way to increase your nontechnological interaction with students in the classroom. We will explore 10 easy ways for faculty to take advantage of technology to improve…