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Zawilinski, Lisa; Shattuck, James; Hansen, Demaris – College Teaching, 2020
This article describes a professional development project that sought to increase active engagement in higher education classrooms. Flipped pedagogy was the focus of the professional development, as research suggested that flipped instruction allows for increased active engagement in the classroom. The authors describe how they guided faculty in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, Homework, Video Technology
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Macaluso, Robin; Amaro-Jiménez, Carla; Patterson, Oliver K.; Martinez-Cosio, Maria; Veerabathina, Nilashki; Clark, Kametrice; Luken-Sutton, Jennifer – College Teaching, 2021
Here we share results from a larger study of professional development (PD) provided to faculty at Research I Urban University (RIUU), where STEM faculty modeled active learning strategies and provided ready-to-use STEM materials to teaching staff. Data from 94 STEM faculty, who comprised 27% of the total participants (N = 340), demonstrated a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, STEM Education, Active Learning
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Holland, Tara; Sherman, Sarah Bean; Harris, Sara – College Teaching, 2018
How can we best support instructors to learn, practice, and retain student-centered, active-learning teaching strategies in their undergraduate courses? While approaches like professional development workshops may inspire some, permanent adoption of new pedagogy is rare. Here, we investigate "paired teaching" to achieve adoption and…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Faculty Development, Evidence Based Practice, College Faculty
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Michael, Joel – College Teaching, 2007
Faculty may perceive many barriers to active learning in their classrooms. Four groups of participants in a faculty development workshop were asked to list their perceived barriers to active learning. Many of the problems identified were present on more than one list. The barriers fall into three categories: student characteristics, issues…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Faculty Development, Active Learning, Teacher Attitudes
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McNeal, Ann P. – College Teaching, 1998
Describes active learning activities that can be useful in college faculty development workshops, including three activity types: introductory exercises (personal introductions, goal-setting, warm-ups); problem-solving activities (brainstorming, hands-on exercises, reflection); and closure (consolidating concepts, cognitive mapping,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Brainstorming, Class Activities, Classroom Environment