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Peter W. Cookson Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2025
The use of artificial intelligence is growing, but it's unclear how much it is expanding human knowledge. Peter W. Cookson Jr. discusses the potential of AI use for learning. He suggests that humans learn by making connections in ways that AI cannot replicate. The kinds of experiences that promote these connections require students to experiment…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Educational Innovation, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Arnold, Pip; Pfannkuch, Maxine – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2020
Statistical investigations, a thread within the statistics strand of the mathematics and statistics learning area (Ministry of Education, 2007), are underpinned by the statistical enquiry cycle. As teachers introduce their students to the statistical enquiry cycle, they are supporting their students to become data detectives, posing and answering…
Descriptors: Novices, Statistics, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Ferren, Ann S.; Anderson, Chad B. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
This chapter explores three key features of integrative learning practice that play a vital role in fostering student success: guidance and support through critical transitions; entire development of the student; and engagement in project-based learning that connects learning to complex, real-world problems, and opportunities that can have…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Practices, Student Development, Active Learning
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Jeanne M. Powers; Mary Brown; Lisa G. Wyatt – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe SPARK, an innovative elementary school that highlights the possibilities for elementary education as COVID-19 continues to unfold. Design/methodology/approach: The authors' analysis is based on a research synthesis of the main features of the SPARK model, as it was operating when schools in Arizona…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Gopinath, Deepak – SAGE Open, 2015
Translating the purposes of education into practice is particularly challenging for those who are new or have recently entered academia. By reflecting on my first years of teaching in higher education, I discuss two key aspects of my teaching practice: shifts in choice of teaching methods and a critique of different forms of assessment. Through…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods
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Daniel, Brad; Bobilya, Andrew J.; Kalisch, Kenneth R.; McAvoy, Leo H. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2014
This article explores the current state of knowledge regarding the use of autonomous student experiences (ASE) in outdoor and adventure education (OAE) programs. ASE are defined as components (e.g., solo, final expedition) in which participants have a greater measure of choice and control over the planning, execution, and outcomes of their…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Outdoor Education, Personal Autonomy, Knowledge Level
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O'Donovan, Richard; Berman, Naomi; Wierenga, Ani – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
Healthy learning environments for young people are underpinned by respectful relationships. Unfortunately, Australian students who do not form reasonable relationships with peers and staff are unlikely to benefit from being at school. These students tend to disengage and are often excluded. However, a growing number of Australian schools have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Development, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Relationship
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Slavich, George M.; Zimbardo, Philip G. – Educational Psychology Review, 2012
Approaches to classroom instruction have evolved considerably over the past 50 years. This progress has been spurred by the development of several learning principles and methods of instruction, including active learning, student-centered learning, collaborative learning, experiential learning, and problem-based learning. In the present paper, we…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Problem Based Learning
McLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M. – Online Submission, 2010
The author of this paper suggests several neoteric, unconventional, idiosyncratic, or unique approaches to beginning Set Theory that he found seems to work well in building students' introductory understanding of the Foundations of Mathematics. This paper offers some ideas on how the author uses certain "unconventional" definitions and…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mathematics Education, Definitions, Inquiry
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Gilardi, Silvia; Lozza, Edoardo – Innovative Higher Education, 2009
Innovative strategies in inquiry-based learning are recognized as improving the quality of higher education learning, but there is a need to explore whether and how these strategies promote the development of professional identity among undergraduates. In this article we describe an inquiry-based course, situated in a European context, which is…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning, Professional Development
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Beishuizen, Jos – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2008
Although self-regulated learning is considered as a characteristic of individual students, the question may be raised as to whether a community of learners with its emphasis on inquiry learning in teams of students provides an appropriate environment to acquire and develop active and dynamic self-regulation strategies. Two cases of communities of…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Cancer, Active Learning, Inquiry