CREATE AN ACTIVE CLASSROOM

THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

TLTC Summer Series

May 25, 2010

Agenda Workshop materials

http://zedeck.wordpress.com/active-learning/ What is active learning? Why use active learning? Active learning techniques and examples Active learning on campus

Jack ShannonMichael TaylorDyknow demonstration

Final ActivityBrainstorm active learning ideas Blackboard 9.1 Wiki

Opening Activity

For a minute or two, think of a lecture that has always stayed with you

Share your ideas with the class using this link: http://bit.ly/b18TvV (Shared Google Document)

Now, think of a learning experience that you had at sometime that was not a lecture, that you have always recalled.

Why has it stayed with you?

What did you learn?

What is Active Learning?

How would you define active learning?

What characterizes active learning and makes it different from inactive learning?

Active Learning… Multi-directional learning experience in

which learning occursteacher-to-studentstudent-teacherstudent-student

Active Learning…

Involves students doing thingsthinking about what

they are doingreflecting about their

experiences in some fashion (most often including writing)

Active Learning…

Can occur in many formswhole class, teams, small groups, trios, pairs, or

individuals talking, writing, reading, discussing, role-playing, acting, journaling, conferring, interviewing, building, creating…

Why Use Active Learning? Research shows that…

students prefer active learning over lecture alone

students master content at levels comparable to lecturing

students master thinking and writing skills at levels higher than lecturing

student learning styles are better served by active learning vs. lecturing

A Sampling of Researchers Meyers and Jones (1993) Bonwell and Eison (1991) Chickering and Gamson (1987)

Meyers and Jones (1993)

Identified elements of active learning “elements involve cognitive activities

that allow students to clarify, question, consolidate, and appropriate new knowledge”Talking and listeningReadingWritingReflecting

Bonwell and Eison (1991) Describe characteristics of active

learningFocus is on developing skillsFocus on higher order thinking (analysis,

synthesis, evaluation)Students are reading, discussing, writing

Chickering and Gamson (1987)

Found that studentsMust talk about and through their learningWrite about their learningBe able to and be encouraged to relate it to

previous experiencesApply it to their daily lives

References Bonwell, C., & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning:

Creating excitement in the classroom. ASHE-ERIC Higher education Report No. 1. Washington, DC: The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development.

Chickering, A., Gamson, Z. (1987). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education. AAHE Bulletin 39 (7), 3-7.

Meyers, C., & Jones, T. (1993). Promoting active learning: Strategies for the college classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

How much is retained?(Work with a partner to determine which percentages

match these teaching practices)

Discussion = ? Lecturing = ? Teaching others = ? Reading = ? Practice by Doing = ? Audio-Visual = ? Demonstrations = ?

5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%

Learning Retention Pyramid

More Data

Benefits of Active Learning

Students stay awake.

Students participate in

their educational experience.

Students can interact with the course material.

Students can collaborate with other

students to explore course

material.

Techniques of Active Learning Think-Pair-Share Collaborative learning groups Student-led review sessions Games Analysis or reactions to videos Student debates Student generated exam questions Research proposals or projects Analyze case studies Keeping journals/blogs

Question 1

It would be nice to know, during my lecture, if students understood the concepts.TrueFalse

Question 2

I could use a blog or discussion board as a quick check to see if students have understood what they have read before class.TrueFalse

Blogs, Forums, and/or Discussion Boards

Active learning continues outside the classroom.

Students read class material and work with concepts more

than taking notes.

Students interact with one another to enrich

their learning experience.

Students post explanations of concepts to further

explore concepts that are presented in class

readings.

Students think about the connections between class

examples and concepts in the text.

Gives students a place to explore questions they have about

concepts and class readings.

Students can reply to postings to add a

discussion of the concepts.

Students add examples to clarify concepts in

everyday terms.

Useful way for students to “correct” misunderstandings of concepts for classmates.

Blog Examples

Chemistry and Physics Dickinson Blogs

Luce SemesterHomer’s IliadHistorical Method 204

SHU BlogsIntroduction to Environmental StudiesIGG Fall 2009

Blog/Forum/DB Benefits

Give faculty insight into how students are understanding class material.

Faculty can clarify misunderstandings in the following class.

Students have to read some of the course material to be able to post.

Students have other people, other than the course instructor, from whom they can learn and question.

Students have to actively consider the conceptual meanings to be able to express them in writing.

Question 3

It would not be effective to have separate groups be responsible for posting concepts, for specifically assigned chapters, to limit the number of blog or discussion board postings in large classes.TrueFalse

Wikis

Wikis are online spaces where students can collaborate on projects or upload their own work for class projects.

Question 4

It would be necessary for students to meet to work on group projects that would be uploaded to the wiki.TrueFalse

Wiki Examples

Higher-Ed WikisNature and American ValuesBITE5389 Web 2.0 Technologies & Virtual T

eamsCariology Project

Active Learning and Technology Summary

•Students explore class concepts and apply them to real world situations

•Students can discuss class material, blog and query about class concepts in postings, and collaboratively complete class assignments

Activities in and outside of class create a more active learning environment for

students to master course material.

•These can be accomplished with interactive technology, among other means

Active learning can occur through in class activities.

•Active learning outside of the class occurs through written communication technology activities

•Technology allows students to peer review classmates’ or group members’ work to more easily allow revisions before final submission of work

Active learning can also occur through assigned

activities in which students interact with each other

outside of class.

Faculty Presentations

Jack ShannonIdeas and Trends wiki

Michael TaylorSouth Mountain ReforestationPolitics and Technology CoursePowerPoint Twitter Tools

Final Activity

Brainstorm active learning ideas for your classroom individually, or in groups

http://setonhalltest.blackboard.com Username: your shortnamePassword: active