The classic mode of lecturing is pretty passive, with the teacher on the stage and delivering content and the students sitting and, hopefully, listening,” Jackson says. His approach, on the other hand ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

Mobile technologies (smart phones, tablets, wearables, etc.) are becoming ever present in our lives. While students may rely heavily on mobile technologies to manage their personal lives, they may not ...

For generations, most high schools have been designed with a cookie-cutter approach “that can be reproduced easily,” said Ashley Smith, who works with the architectural firm Smith Design Group. But ...

Collaborative learning in college is an instructional approach where students work together in small groups to solve problems, complete tasks, or discuss concepts. It emphasizes shared responsibility, ...

At the University, two classrooms are designed specifically to facilitate active and collaborative learning and are located in the Pennington Student Achievement Center: 113 and 114. Both rooms, known ...

The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning sponsors several learning communities that bring together various groups of faculty and graduate students from across campus to engage in active and ...

This blog is authored by Shayne Sobell, AIA, NCARB, Project Academic Planner, Page; and Melissa Burns AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Lead Academic Planner and Principal, Page. Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) ...

For well over a decade, I’ve been exploring the science of learning, cognitive neuroscience, research on memory and studies of pedagogy, as well as reading everything I can get my hands on having to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center (WALC) is on schedule to open to the public on Aug. 7. The WALC houses 27 collaborative active learning classrooms.

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...