Foundations of Learning Active Learning Methods "The teacher can advance learning only by influencing what the student does to learn." - Herbert A. Simon
Teaching Strategies Active Learning Outputs Active learning techniques that create an output or artifact can provide concrete evidence of your students' thinking. (One post of a three-part series.)
Teaching Strategies Active Learning with Student Groups Students working in groups is a common method to increase engagement and activate learning. (One post of a three-part series.)
Teaching Strategies Active Question and Answer Techniques Some simple structures you can use on-the-fly to engage all your learners.
Teaching Strategies Deepen Conceptual Understanding Through Writing-to-Learn Informal writing-to-learn activities can support student learning in powerful, process-focused ways.
Teaching Strategies Effective In-Class Demonstrations While we value in-class demonstrations for the vividness of the experience, they can add nothing instructionally unless we ask students to predict the outcome first.
Foundations of Learning Facilitating Discussions Regardless of the size or format, certain factors can influence the extent to which a discussion “works” to deepen learning.
Foundations of Learning Flipped Course Design Flipping the class moves passive learning outside of the classroom to make time in class for structured application.
Teaching Strategies Fostering Integrative Learning ePortfolios create opportunities for moments of insight and community in ways no other approach can.
Teaching Strategies Fostering Intellectual Agility through Mindfulness in the Classroom Mindfulness activities can strengthen students' habits of attention, equipping them for the hard work of learning transfer.
Foundations of Learning Group Discussion Activity Design Basic principles can help you design powerfully-effective group discussion activities in any discipline.
Hybrid NUflex Hybrid Course Design Hybrid classes have a greater emphasis on out-of-class resources and interactions.
Foundations of Learning Integrating Reflection Reflection enables students to connect theory to practice and generates the breakthrough moments that bring learning to the next level.
Active Learning Leveraging A Challenge Project Course Template Explore CATLR's Challenge Project Course template, a tool you can use to build a project-based course in Canvas. With this model, students learn course content and skills inductively by conducting inquiry and analysis, and developing results in response to a “driving question.”
Experiential Learning Project-Based Learning Successful Project-Based Learning experiences do not happen by accident. Strategy, structure, accountability and feedback unleash PBL's pedagogical promise.
Foundations of Learning Promoting Integration and Ideation Through Design Thinking When students come to us seeking guidance about their futures, it can be helpful to borrow concepts from the Design Thinking framework to structure the conversation.
Teaching Strategies Reflecting on the Last Day of Class The last day of class offers a powerful opportunity for students to both bring closure to their overall experience, but also look ahead to how what they have learned can inform their future in specific ways. For this reason, it can be an important beginning.
Teaching Strategies Students As Makers: Renewable Assignments "Renewable assignments" add value to the world, instead of being discarded by students once they get their grade.
Teaching Strategies Team-Based Learning An increasingly popular form of collaborative learning that solves most of the problems associated with traditional group work.
Experiential Learning What Is Active Learning? An overview of how we learn from what we do and some familiar activities that illuminate the importance of activity to engaged learning.
