Make Active Learning
Active learning is "a method of learning in which students are actively engaged in the learning process and where there are different levels of active learning, depending on students’ involvement."
In active learning teachers are co-ordinators rather than one way providers of information.
Examples of active learning techniques include role-playing, case studies, group projects, think-pair-share, peer teaching, debates, Just-in-Time Teaching, and short demonstrations followed by class discussion.
In an active learning classroom, students must interact, think creatively, create and solve problems rather than just listening to lecture. Active learning helps students reflect on their understanding by motivating them to make connections between their prior knowledge and new concepts.
When it comes to learning, a new concept or skill, instruction is essential but practice brings results. Traditionally, through lectures students used to learn new concepts and active learning helped students master them. The idea of Active learning works because it engages students in the overall learning process. Moreover, active learning in the classroom has different advantages:
Teachers and students get more one-to-one interaction: Students receive frequent and instant feedback from instructors during active learning activities.
Students’ learning: Students learn through collaborating and interacting with other students, engaging more deeply with the course content and building invaluable social skills.
Teaching is all inclusive: Students with different learning styles get a personalized experience to learn better.
Reciprocal questioning: It is an effective active learning strategy. Use reciprocal questioning to encourage an open conversation in which students take on the role of the teacher and create their own questions about a topic, reading section, or lesson
