Active Learning Developed by Abdelmoneim Ahmad Hassan
Opening Questions: • Take a moment to reflect on your experience with active learning. • Come up with positive and negative examples. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
What Is Active Learning? • Active learning means that learners must read, write, discuss, or be engaged in solving problems. AL is not a spectator sport. • Learners must engage in higher-order thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
“Active Learning Credo” Silberman, 1996 Active Learning 101 Strategies • What I hear, I forget • What I hear & see, I remember a little • What I hear, see & ask questions about or discuss with someone else, I begin to understand. • What I hear, see, do, I acquire knowledge & skill. • What I teach to another, I master. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Introductory Think- Pair- Share • Take a sheet of paper and list as many active learning strategies as you can. • Turn to a partner and share your list. • Do you have any thing to share with the class? • Compare your list with the following list. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Strategies that Promote Active Learning • Reading assignments • Interactive Lectures • Brainstorming • Asking questions • Dyads or buzz groups • Games • Classroom opinion polls • Written assignments Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Strategies that Promote Active Learning • Small group discussions, case discussions (PBL), team learning • Projects (community based, research-based) • Lab experiments • Role play • Hands-on (dissection) • CATS (One-minute paper) Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Strategies that Promote Active Learning • Individual learning : - Reflection Journals - One minute papers - Muddiest (or clearest) point - Student generated questions - Student generated summary - Entry points ( MI) Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Strategies that Promote Active Learning • Pairs learning : - Advanced preparation pairs - Think- pair- shares - Read and explain pairs - Cooperative writing and editing Pairs - Question and answer pairs Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Strategies that Promote Active Learning • Small group learning : - Brain storming - Case study - Classroom presentation - Jigsaw - Group based projects - Creative problem solving - Group discussion - Graphic organizers/ concept mapping Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Brain Storm • What do you know about active learning classroom environment? (5 minutes) • Share your ideas with your group.(5 minutes) • Come up with a list contains positive and negative examples, share it with the class. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
An Active Learning Environment • Is learner-centered • Is knowledge-centered (what is taught, why it is taught, how it is taught, what mastery looks like) • Uses ongoing formative assessments • Supports intellectual camaraderie Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Questions/Comments Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Think- Pair- Share • Think about how you might use active learning strategies in your classroom. • Turn to your partner and discuss. • Share your findings with the large group. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Two minute Paper Summarize the most important points in today’s lecture Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
One Final Question… • Which of the strategies we’ve covered would you like to try in your own class? Why? Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Questions? Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
Resources • Angelo, T. and Cross, P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for Faculty. NCRIPTAL, U of Michigan. • BransfordJD, Brown AL, Cocking RR, eds. (2000) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. http://www.nap.edu • Charles C. Bonwell and James A. Eison (1991). Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/91-9dig.htm • Davis, B. G. (2001) Tools for Teaching. Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco. • Silberman, M. (1996) Active Learning: 101 Strategies to Teach any Subject. Prof. Abdelmoneim A. Hassan
