Active learning

the student is actively engaged in the process student is completely focused on the experience the student is asking questions and probing for answers, is wanting to know in my case as a writing...

Mike Planche: So, before we get started, we have a busy day today. You'll remember last week that I mentioned to you that I think that it's poetic justice I videotaped you last week so...

In this video the teacher gets her students to use the school grounds to observe shadows at different times of the day and discuss how they are formed. I just want to ask you one thing. Do you see...

Using experiments in economics involves bringing student subjects into a laboratory environment. Assigning them a role, in a real economic situation, having them play out that role in a way where...

I teach digital signal processing to seniors and graduate students at the University of Minnesota. What is digital signal processing? Let me give you an example. A pacemaker uses signal processing to...

A lot of organizations are looking to break out of the straightjacket of formal, structured learning, which is both inflexible and costly. And many organizations have adopted a model called 70:20:10,...

Students understand that success in college goes beyond just being smart. At SASS we also recognize that it's not that simple and have identified 5 factors contributing to academic success....

Dr. Ken Nakayama: Out of a class of 55 or 60 students in a lecture hall, I would be lucky to get two or three people responding to questions I posed. Dr. Don Paulson: We're not reaching half...

My name is Jim Colbert. I am an Associate Professor in the Ecology Evolution and Organismal will Biology department. I certainly would recommend students join a Learning Community. And the reasons are...

Walking into the classroom for the first time with all the children just staring back in front of me was a very overwhelming experience. I was trying to get across that this is our learning...