Active Learning

• "anything that involves students in doing things and thinking about the things they are doing" - from Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom by Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison
• "having the students engage in some activity that forces them to think about and comment on the information presented." - from Speaking of Teaching, Stanford University's Newsletter on Teaching, Fall, 1993, published by The Center for Teaching and Learning.

Overview

• How to Improve Teaching Quality
• Active Learning on the Web
• Active Learning - this is a short article that gives some very good information
• Book: Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom - this is a very good book.
• Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn - an article from Penn State's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School - this is a book in an online format that can also be purchased.

The First Week of Class

• Getting Started - there are some very good suggestions given in this article.

Active Learning Techniques

• Getting Students to Work and Think in the Classroom (PDF file) - from Stanford University's newsletter on Teaching, Speaking of Teaching, a publication of The Center for Teaching and Learning. You'll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document. You obtain it by going to this site.
• "The Change-Up in Lectures" - from The National Teaching and Learning Forum
• Learner-Centered Teaching
• Various Active Learning Techniques
• Jigsaw Method
  • The Jigsaw Classroom
  • Jigsaw Helper
• Graphic Organizers (Concept Mapping, Mind Mapping, etc)
  • The Graphic Organizer
  • Inspiration - probably the most popular software for generating concept maps and other similar diagrams.

Overcoming Barriers to Active Learning

• Navigating the Bumpy Road to Student-Centered Instruction

Teaching Large Classes

• Frequently Asked Questions about Teaching Large Classes
• Teaching Large Classes - from Penn State's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• Teaching Large Classes Well: Solutions from Your Peers - from Penn State's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Slide Presentations (Powerpoint, etc.)

• Slide Presentations: Why Most Don't Work - by David Moore of Portland State University

Discussion

• Frequently Asked Questions about Discussion

Classroom Assessment Techniques

• Classroom Assessment Techniques - from Indiana University
• Classroom Assessment Techniques - from the Center for Excellence and Teaching at Penn State

Using Technology to Enhance Learning

• Teaching with Technology - lists a large variety of resources for using teachnology to enhance the learning process.
• Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever

Science Education

• Reaching the Second Tier: Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education