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Question Dissection: You Asked for It

Have you ever asked your students a question then been surprised by the impact it had or didn’t have? Questions we ask our students have subtle and profound effects on their learning and…

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Designing Cooperative Learning Experiences

Have you ever been part of a group learning experience and thought that it was very frustrating? This can happen for a variety of reasons that could come from how the group was structured, how…

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Active Learning in iFLEX Interactive Classrooms

iFLEX stands for Illinois Flexible Learning Experience. iFLEX classrooms feature tables and chairs on wheels, multiple writing surfaces, enhanced technologies, and are designed to support interactive…

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Employing Active Learning Strategies in Large Math Courses pt 1

The Math department teaches calculus on a large scale. In Fall 2015 for example, calculus was taught in 20 large lectures to 4500 students. These courses have been using active learning techniques…

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Employing Active Learning Strategies in Large Math Courses pt 2

The Math department teaches calculus on a large scale. In Fall 2015 for example, calculus was taught in 20 large lectures to 4500 students. These courses have been using active learning techniques…

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Active Learning in Large Courses pt 1

Brad, an instructor for MCB 150 (a class of over 700 students), and Melissa, the course director, discuss their experiences, both the things that have worked, as well as things that haven't been…

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Active Learning in Large Courses pt 2

Brad, an instructor for MCB 150 (a class of over 700 students), and Melissa, the course director, discuss their experiences, both the things that have worked, as well as things that haven't been…

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Active Learning in Large Courses pt 3

Brad, an instructor for MCB 150 (a class of over 700 students), and Melissa, the course director, discuss their experiences, both the things that have worked, as well as things that haven't been…

From  Justin York 43 plays 0  

Engaging Students Through Active Learning: Experiences from the Small Classroom pt1

Catharine Gray, Associate Professor of English, discusses her ideas and experiences engaging students in active learning projects and exercises in smaller classes; focusing particularly on the…

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Engaging Students Through Active Learning: Experiences from the Small Classroom pt2

Catharine Gray, Associate Professor of English, discusses her ideas and experiences engaging students in active learning projects and exercises in smaller classes; focusing particularly on the…

From  Justin York 52 plays 0  

Engaging Students Through Active Learning: Experiences from the Small Classroom pt3

Catharine Gray, Associate Professor of English, discusses her ideas and experiences engaging students in active learning projects and exercises in smaller classes; focusing particularly on the…

From  Justin York 56 plays 0  

Instructional Strategies pt1

Brad discusses his experiences teaching a large lecture course and using instructional technologies to promote active and peer learning among his students.

From  Justin York 21 plays 0  

Instructional Strategies pt2

Brad discusses his experiences teaching a large lecture course and using instructional technologies to promote active and peer learning among his students.

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Instructional Strategies pt3

Brad discusses his experiences teaching a large lecture course and using instructional technologies to promote active and peer learning among his students.

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Instructional Strategies pt4

Brad discusses his experiences teaching a large lecture course and using instructional technologies to promote active and peer learning among his students.

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Instructional Strategies pt5

Brad discusses his experiences teaching a large lecture course and using instructional technologies to promote active and peer learning among his students.

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ClassTranscribe - Transforming Lecture Videos into Student-Driven, Student-Owned Learning

Lawrence Angrave, Computer Science instructor, talks about using class transcriptions of lecture videos to inspire "student-owned" learning.

From  Cheelan Bo-Linn 347 plays 0  

Some Helpful Things

Ju Tian, Agricultural & Biological Engineering student, Y.C. Wong, Accountancy student, and Niknaz Iranmanesh, Chemistry student, talk about their experiences with active participation in a…

From  Robert Baird 137 plays 0