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Facilitating active learning in the classroom

Facilitating active learning in the classroom

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Facilitating active learning in the classroom

- In another movie in this chapter, we reviewed ideas for using technology for small group activities in the classroom. There are other ways to use technology for active learning exercises in your classroom, of course. To keep it manageable, I'll give you some general ideas as well as some specific examples you can use in your class right away. Active learning in the classroom can be quicker involve, simple or complex. At one end of the spectrum you can use an activity or two five to 10 minutes max to break up a long lecture. Near the middle of the spectrum you can alternate between mini-lectures and activities around 20 to 30 minutes long. At the other end of the spectrum, you might have a flipped classroom environment where students have reviewed content before arriving and then engage in activities for most of the class period. That might be 45 minutes or more, depending on how much time there is. In all cases, the goal is to use your time with the students differently, balancing…

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