SoTL Snapshots: Engaging Students Through Active Learning
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These Snapshots describe research-based teaching strategies on topics including deep learning, critical thinking, active learning, and student motivation.
- Using Interrupted Case Studies Can Increase Student Learning and Critical Thinking
- Students Report that Short In-Class Mindfulness Exercises May Enhance Deep Learning
- Increasing Student Engagement in Academic Videos
- Active Learning Classrooms and Student Engagement
- Using Collaborative Note-Taking to Promote an Inclusive Learning Environment
- What Pedagogical Practices do Students Find Effective and Engaging?
- Breakout Rooms Can Increase Student Engagement in Online Tutorials
- Drawing Exercises Can Promote Discussion in Social Science Courses
- "Research Boxes" Can Improve Students' Understanding of Primary Literature and the Scientific Process
- A Transparent Reading Assignment Encourages Reading for Flipped Courses
- Flipping a class with Learning Science Can Increase Students' Mindsets, Course Learning and Quantitative Thinking
- "Make & Take" Quizzes: Effective Study Habits, Higher Marks
- Diversifying Teaching Strategies to Increase Student Motivation
- Enhancing Student Learning Through a Team-Based Active Learning Strategy
- Adapting the Flipped-Class Model in a Laboratory Course
- Cooperative Learning Can Promote a Motivational Learning Environment
- How to Incorporate Problem-Based Learning in Large Classes Using the Learning Management System
- Using Assessed Blogs to Improve Student Engagement
- Using An Interview Assignment Can Promote Intercultural Competence in Criminal Justice Students
- A Democratic Classroom Can Help Students Develop Agency for Their Learning
- Research-Based Strategies Can Help Instructors Design and Facilitate Effective Asynchronous Online Discussion
- Case Studies Can Improve Student Grades, Course Understanding, and Engagement
- Flipped Classrooms Can Help Deepen Student Learning
- Self-Study Program Based on the Physical Training of Athletes Can Improve Student Learning
- Implementing Game-Based Learning Within the Classroom Can Help Students Apply Knowledge
Engaging Students Through Active Learning
Research shows that case studies can help students learn how to apply theories and generate practical solutions to problems...
Anecdotal evidence suggests that in-class mindfulness exercises may enhance student learning. In this study, a researcher and...
Active learning classrooms (ALCs) typically include round or curved tables, moveable seats, and large screen displays that students...
Instructors use videos in face-to-face and online settings as a key tool in education. Students’ attentive behaviours while watching...
Many students use laptops to independently take notes which can lead to low class-engagement and unhelpful or inaccurate notes...
Research shows that lectures are still the most commonly-used teaching method in higher education. Though lectures are...
Online tutorials can present challenges for students and instructors including keeping students engaged and presenting...
Although drawing is used as a teaching technique in the visual arts and some science disciplines, drawing is used less often in....
The ability to analyze and interpret data is a growing focus in the life sciences. A Research Box assignment can be used to engage...
In a ‘flipped classroom’ model, students read or view materials before class, work on practical problems in class, and check their...
In typical flipped classes, class time is used for what would traditionally be homework, and time out of class is used for what would...
Cognitive psychologists agree that cramming, highlighting, and rereading are not effective study strategies, especially for long-term...
Researchers have examined factors that affect student motivation in the university environment. Lack of motivation can lead...
Active learning in a student-centered learning environment can enhance students’ critical thinking and communication skills...
Creating an active learning environment is important for educators in order to engage students during class time. The flipped...
Cooperative learning involves students working together to achieve a learning goal. Research suggests...
Large undergraduate courses, specifically first-year courses, run into challenges such as engagement and self-directed learning...
Research shows that students can increase their ability to retain information by studying the same information on more than one...
Game-based learning is a form of active learning that involves engaging students in gameplay related to defined learning outcomes.
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