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Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time as needed, and serve a number of pedagogical purposes including ...
Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) are the vanguard of current pedagogical space design. They enhance student engagement, improve learning outcomes, and prepare students for life in the workforce.
For instance, modeling and providing space to practice difficult conversations such as vaccine hesitancy and code status discussions can be useful for students prior to entering into clinical training ...
Thought experiments can have some advantages over real experiments: they require no special equipment, are low-cost, can be ...
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington leverages AVoIP technology for its active learning spaces.
Craig Hoesley, M.D., senior associate dean for Medical Education, then spoke to the importance of the Active Learning Center. “The setup and technology within the space is allowing us to transition ...
However, incorporating active learning is easier said than done. For years, a lack of tooling and infrastructure made it difficult to facilitate active learning.
Getting students engaged in a large lecture hall can be a challenge, and it’s almost impossible to create an active learning space. Previous research highlights a connection between where a student ...
Never was that my intention, and I was blindsided by such an implication. In my quest to create an active learning space, I had inadvertently created a stressful and negative environment for the ...