In Fall 2021, several faculty members came together throughout the semester to discuss how we can facilitate more active learning in large (greater than 35 students) courses. In our initial discussion ...

Active Learning has been referred to as many things, including “project-based learning” and “flipped classes.” The fundamental premise of active learning is the replacement of passive class time with ...

On a Thursday afternoon in February, I watched my students at the whiteboard. Gaby was drawing a series of cartoons and a list of the kinds of animals that had been sent into space by different ...

"Active learning" is a general term that describes any time that students get to learn something by performing an activity in class—such as answering a poll question, think-pair-sharing, working in ...

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming ...

The Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL) digital repository is the go-to resource for anyone interested in online teaching and learning. Are you thinking about moving your ...

These sessions, recorded over the summer of 2020, focused on content, sharing ideas and actualizing teaching philosophies — helping instructors begin to visualize how they can best utilize their ...

Spend 1-2 minutes welcoming your students in the mental space of the classroom by asking them to turn to their neighbor and… …discuss 3 major takeaways from the ...

Are you teaching online this summer and looking for new tools and ideas? Look no further! On behalf of the MSU Center for Distance Education's instructional design team, we are pleased to announce the ...

Are Online Learning Classes Right for You? Are you thinking about taking online classes? There are many benefits to taking your courses online, including the amount of flexibility when it comes to ...

Fortunately, actively learning can become part of an instructor’s lectures in small steps. Incorporating one of these activities into your already created lectures is a great step in getting students ...