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Direct linkKerrigan, John – College Teaching, 2018
Active learning involves students engaging with course content beyond lecture: through writing, applets, simulations, games, and more (Prince, 2004). As mathematics is often viewed as a subject area that is taught using more traditional methods (Goldsmith & Mark, 1999), there are actually many simple ways to make undergraduate mathematics…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Undergraduate Students
Sherer, Pamela; Shea, Timothy – College Teaching, 2011
Online videos are used increasingly in higher education teaching as part of the explosion of Web 2.0 tools that are now available. YouTube is one popular example of a video-sharing resource that both faculty and students can use effectively, both inside and outside of the classroom, to engage students in their learning, energize classroom…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Discussion, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement
Youssef, Lamiaa – College Teaching, 2010
In a world literature course, an instructor faces the challenge of engaging the students in classical texts that are historically, geographically, and linguistically "alien" to them. Through a three-step instructional model that includes approximation, thematic relevance, and application, the instructor tries to help students identify,…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), College Instruction, World Literature, Course Content
Poling, Devereaux A.; Hupp, Julie M. – College Teaching, 2009
The authors designed an active learning project for a child development course in which students apply core concepts to a hypothetical baby they "raise" during the term. Students applied developmental topics to their unique, developing child. The project fostered student learning and enthusiasm for the material. The project's versatility makes it…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Higher Education, Course Content, Infant Care
East, Katheryn – College Teaching, 2009
"Melioration" is borrowing and using an idea from another field not closely associated with your field of expertise. Using the borrowed concept to address a challenge in your field potentially provides new avenues of action and insight. I borrow the concept of boundary objects from science fields and use it to examine assignments in the college…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Interdisciplinary Approach, Information Needs, Active Learning
Yazedjian, Ani; Kolkhorst, Brittany Boyle – College Teaching, 2007
This study examines student perceptions regarding the effectiveness of small-group work in a large lecture class. The article considers and illustrates from students' perspectives the ways in which small-group activities could enhance comprehension of course material, reduce anonymity associated with large lecture classes, and promote student…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Group Activities, Lecture Method, Cooperative Learning
