Get Your Students Hired
I had thought I was doing Active learning by having students engage actively with the material, but the module suggests that unless the students create the activities themselves, it is not active learning. I am disheartened
The overall format of the course and my interactions with it was interesting. I am still relatively new to MK and have only completed 4 courses all in similar formats that differ from this course. I have been trying to make the learning process both quick and effective, and while this format appears to have been made to be interactive, the time for completion was about the same as the other courses. However, the "feel of it" was different and appeared to try to be more engaging even in an asynchronous environment. This analysis relates to what we're learning because while active and passive learning may still need to be done in the same timeframes, the experience of the class is very different.
Comment on Joshua Smith's post: This question resonated with me too because when you click on it, the answer was actually both depending if the situation was focused on art or nutrition. At first, I instinctively also thought the right answer was by eating it. Once I saw the right answer though, it sparked an "ah ha" moment of realizing there can be two right ways to approach a question or topic depending on the learning objectives for that content.
Active learning is critical to learning, as active strategies provide nine times more retention than viewing and three times more than hearing. Instructors and instructional designers must plan for active learning for effectiveness.
I found it interesting what people generally remember and how through passive and active learning. Only 10% of what you read compared to 90% of what you do. That is motivation to make an engaging class!
There are always new ways to engage students and help them to drive the learning process.
I like the idea of getting students more involved in designing learning activities and lessons.
Active learning can be the key to a student's success and retention of information. Active learning involves engagement by the students. While I try to incorporate active learning into the courses, I am always looking for new ways to expand or mix it up for students.
As some of our courses are self-learning, self-paced I'm trying to wrap my head around how to incorporate active learning. Videos, surveys, polls, required certain number of discussion interactions much like this one:-)
Students learn more when they take ownership of their learning opportunities. This takes planning from the instructor to accomplish.
Practice with Feedback
Alternate short periods of lecturing (live or lecture videos) with time for students to apply what they have just learned and receive feedback. Students can work individually, in small groups, or both.
Strategies include:
Expand allAsk questions about a lecture with classroom polling
Low-stakes quizzes to check understanding
Zoom chat window to share student responses
Screen sharing
Gradescope
Peer Learning
Through discussion with their peers, students may see additional patterns and connections between concepts, correct misconceptions, and organize their knowledge. It can also help create a sense of community in the class.
Expand allBreakout rooms in Zoom
Online discussion boards
Group collaborations in Canvas Groups(link is external) more...Canvas Groups
Peer feedback assignments
Student prepared videos and other resources
Google docs for collaboration
Hypothesis(link is external) more...Hypothesis
Structure
Provide clear instructions, expectations, and accountability
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Clear purpose
Accountability
TAs can help...
Expectations and Examples
Due Dates & Grading
I've always considered "problem-solving" itself as active learning, but this course is emphasizing that activities must be student-directed. I'm trying to think of how to give students more "choice" in their activities - let them choose the problems to solve? Have them choose which content requires more study?
This module has helped me to understand that while I am the content expert, the course should be designed with help from the students to gain ownership and feel empowered to be an active member of the course.
Wonderful insight to how important it is to incorporate different learning styles into course delivery to help students with learning at their pace and mode of learning. It is not enough to recognize students different learning styles yet continue to deliver content in only one or two learning styles. This module encouraged evaluation of how I am presenting and engaging students towards learning.
The more control students have over their learning the more they will learn. Finding ways, activities, assignments that allow more of this in course design. Being more intentional in trying to find these things and set it up. The issue for me seems to be time to do it and when working with limited technology such as D2L that does not have the flow like this course does with graphics and short things floating in, etc.
I learned the importance of promoting active learning. Often times I find it easier to just teach a concept, but by encouraging students to become more active and searching for the answer. Then reporting back to me, may be the better option.