In traditional educational settings, students often find themselves passive recipients of information, leading to disengagement and limited learning outcomes. Active learning, on the other hand, empowers students to take charge of their education by actively constructing knowledge and engaging in deep, meaningful learning experiences. In addition to this, you can address the common problems of student disengagement, lack of preparation, and over-reliance on a few students for participation. The following articles will explain what Active Learning is, and provide suggestions on how you can implement it in your course.
Active Learning fosters the development of certain skills, an inclusive learning environment and deep understanding by including interaction and reflection with the content and collaboration between students. Incorporating Active Learning into existing courses does not require a complete course redesign, but there are some important factors to consider for it to be a meaningful inclusion in your course.
Activating your students in larger groups such as lectures can feel challenging. However, there are many different pedagogical strategies you can apply to support Active Learning and assist in keeping all students actively involved, regardless of group size. Below you will find some strategies for incorporating Active Learning in your lectures.
While there are some general principles to take into account when implementing Active Learning, different environments and group sizes require different considerations to select the most appropriate strategy to achieve your learning goal.
Active Learning is about the variety of teaching methods offered to students that require them to actively contribute to the learning process. It goes beyond the passive transmission of knowledge and seeks to actively engage the mind, encouraging students to think critically.
We herkennen de uitdaging. Je wil graag je studenten activeren tijdens werkgroepen, maar je loopt tegen beperkingen aan wanneer de groepsgrootte toeneemt.
Hoewel het een uitdaging zal blijven, hebben we vier tips om studenten óók bij grotere groepen te activeren.
Active learning, however, enables students to take control of their education.
How do you actively involve your students in your teaching? The network of Teaching & Learning Centres (TLC) developed a new support tool that can help with this: the UvA card set.
A search by Dr. Lela Mosemghvdlishvili with the UvA TLC Didactic Innovation grant. How can we train students from different backgrounds and majors to share their disciplinary knowledge in an accessible way? Dr. Lela Mosemghvdlishvili (they/them) used the grant to explore the best practices of knowledge sharing among students from different disciplinary and methodological backgrounds.
This is a resource hub for promoting Active Learning in higher education! Explore a variety of tools, including interactive e-learnings, hands-on workshops, and inspiring stories from fellow educators. Our resources aim to support you in creating dynamic and engaging learning experiences that foster critical thinking and active participation.