Intro Video for Active Learning
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Definition:
Active learning is a process whereby students engage in learning activities, such as reading, writing, discussion, or problem solving that promote application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of new knowledge of class contents. In other words, students are the center role of the learning process.
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Diane MIT Skoltech | |
MIT Teaching & Learning Laboratory | |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/prod/groups/ohr/@pub/@ohr/@ctl/documents/asset/ohr_asset_314707.pdf |
Indiana University Bloomington | http://www.indiana.edu/~icy/document/active_learning_techniques.pdf |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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In CDIO Program: a) Student self-report data indicate high student satisfaction with design-build experiences and workspaces that promote a sense of community among learners, and b) Longitudinal studies of students in CDIO programs are showing increases in program enrollment, decreasing failing rates particularly among female students, and increased student satisfaction with their learning experiences.
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MIT "Active Learning" Projects:
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- The New York Times (1/12/2009): At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going the Way of the Blackboard
- 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Paper: Hall, S. R., Waitz, I., Brodeur, D. R., Soderholm, D. H., & Nasr, R. (November, 2002). Adoption of active learning in a lecture-based engineering class.
- Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 223-231. http://ctlt.jhsph.edu/resources/views/content/files/150/Does_Active_Learning_Work.pdf