Active Learning

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Active Learning

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…

Lance Eaton

Coordinator of Instructional Design

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts

UNITED STATES

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…

The Educational Potential of Mobile Computing in the Field

March 29, 2011

Key Takeaways Giving students hands-on experience of field work with mobile tablet PCs loaded with visualization software facilitates active learning and integration of complex …

Salt Marsh Dynamics: A Problem-Based Learning Scenario

January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

Due to limitations of space, distance, and complexity, it is not always possible to bring real-world experiences into the college classroom. Field trips and traditional student internships can offe…

Engaged, Empowered and Enabled: The New K–12 Student Vision for Learning

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Since 2003, the Speak Up National Research Project has collected authentic feedback about education and technology from 1.5 million K–12 students. In this review of the most recent data findings,…

Certifying Higher Education's Learning Spaces

October 15, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

The LEED standard (see http://www.usgbc.org/) has influenced the promotion, design, and construction of green buildings. Could a similar standard for learning spaces in higher education encourage t…

Creating Learning Environments That Engage Today's Learners

March 16, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2010

During the EDUCAUSE Teaching and Learning Challenges 2009 Project (http://www.educause.edu/eli/challenges), the community identified "creating learning environments that promote active learnin…

Creating Learning Environments that Promote Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Collaborative Learning, and Knowledge Creation

September 21, 2009

A Solutions in Action Webcast - View the Session Archive Monday, September 21, 1:00 p.m. EDT As we discover more about the way that people learn, how can we evolve our conve…

Using the PAIR-up Model to Evaluate Active Learning Spaces

March 26, 2009

By Aimee L. Whiteside, Linda Jorn, Ann Hill Duin, and Steve Fitzgerald The PAIR-up model takes advantage of interdisciplinary partnerships, assessment, innovation, and reevaluation of c…