BEST PRACTICES IN
ACTIVE LEARNING
Nancy Petges from Nursing, Kelly Roush
from Theatre, and Heidi Schlumpf from
Communications
September 27, 2013
PRESENTATION SYNOPSIS
A discussion and overview of what active
learning is, with shared concrete examples
from each presenter as to how they have
used active learning in the classroom,
followed by open discussion/shared best
practices by all in attendance, concluding
with a discussion of obstacles to active
learning and how to approach them.
PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES
Create a forum for discussion about active
learning in the classroom. We plan to share
examples of how active learning has been
employed in our classrooms, including the
obstacles that we have found, and ask for
other best practices used and learned from
all participants.
ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES
• Learning Styles Inventory
• Service Learning
• “Playing Industry”
• Bribes/Prizes
• Projects- multi-faceted, hands-on
• Debates- they pick topic
• Google+
ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES
• Interdisciplinary Use of Drama & Peer Q&A
• Drawing/Art (to engage other side of brain)
• Get students moving
• Identity exercise
• Learning by
Teaching
ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES
• Field trips
• Class Facebook/social media
• Wikis
• Clicker/Polling