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Simple Swaps for Moving From Passive to Active Learning

These tips demonstrate that planning for active learning experiences doesn’t have to be time-intensive or difficult.
Drexel University

Active Learning and the Science of Learning

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...
Inside Higher Ed

Students May Need Lessons on the Benefits of Active Learning

While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more ...
Drexel University

Active and Collaborative Learning

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...
Inside Higher Ed

Scaling Up: Peer-Learning Program Grows Across Colleges

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Peer support can be a critical service to struggling students. The learning assistant program at ...
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The evolution of academic spaces and active learning classrooms

This blog is authored by Shayne Sobell, AIA, NCARB, Project Academic Planner, Page; and Melissa Burns AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lead Academic Planner and Principal, Page. Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) ...