Last Updated:March 7, 2023 First Published:March 4, 2022 Team-based learning (TBL) is a student-centered instructional strategy that utilizes a flipped classroom model allowing students the opportunity to work in groups to solve authentic problems. TBL is a collaborative, active learning strategy that can be utilized in both large and small classrooms, and “supports the… Read More
Last Updated:April 25, 2023 First Published:April 25, 2022 Prior to the start of a clinical rotation or experience, faculty should discuss their expectations of learner performance with the learners. Topics to discuss should include goals and objectives/outcomes, teaching strategies, evaluation and feedback techniques, daily schedule, clinical duties, case presentations, writing notes, supervision hierarchy, modes… Read More
Author: Amy Hall, EdD June 22, 2022 When students are engaged with course content, they are actively involved in the learning process and constructing their own knowledge (Delialioglu, 2012). Instructors who engage students make learning meaningful, gain and keep their attention, and motivate them to pursue excellence. Engagement strategies include setting clear expectations, implementing… Read More
Last Updated:March 7, 2023 First Published:March 30, 2022 According to Seifer and Connors (2007), “service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities” (p. 5). Service-learning activities promote learning via active participation in real-life experiences… Read More
Last Updated:February 15, 2023 First Published:February 10, 2022 Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered, active learning strategy where students work in small groups (4-6 members) to solve complex, real-world problems that can have multiple solutions. While similar to case-based and team-based learning in that student groups solve problems, PBL emphasizes the student’s role in… Read More
Author: Kelly Jo Fulkerson Dikuua, PhD January 5, 2023 Class discussions offer many pedagogical benefits, including building community and offering faculty the chance to informally assess student learning. These class discussions can take many forms, including structured, semi-structured, or informal discussion sessions. When planning a class discussion, it is helpful to have a clearly defined goal for the session. In addition to establishing a goal, faculty should consider what… Read More
Author: Devin Scott, PhD March 8, 2022 Engaging lectures keep the audience focused while providing new insight and stimulating thinking and analysis. Active lecturing can motivate your audience to develop new skills and think in new ways. Use the comments section below to let us know how you use Engaging Lectures.
Are you ready to adopt the latest research on effective teaching in your classes? Great! Are your students ready to make the move from passive to active learning? Students are often resistant to changes to teaching because they do not understand the compelling reasons to engage in active learning. They got here with traditional lectures… Read More
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Author: Amy Hall, EdD Updated January 27, 2023 Case-based learning (CBL) is a learner-centered teaching strategy in which learners analyze authentic problems, real or fictional, to address problems, resolve questions, and/or identify solutions. Working in groups or individually, learners examine cases using guided inquiry, applying knowledge and critical thinking skills, and connecting theory to… Read More
Last Updated:March 27, 2023 First Published:June 1, 2022 Freeman et al. (2014) define active learning as instructional activities that engage “students in the process of learning through activities and/or discussion in class, as opposed to passively listening to an expert. It emphasizes higher-order thinking and often involves group work” (p. 31). Active learning strategies… Read More
