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Simon Brownhill – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2024
In recent years, 'the field of higher education ha[s] become increasingly interested in assessing traditional instruction practices (e.g., lectures) and modifying them towards more student-centred and active instructional approaches' (Kozanitis and Nenciovici 2023: 1377). Innovations in practice, such as talking pairs, are being embraced by…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Instructional Innovation, Interpersonal Communication, Discussion
Ward, Ann; Antoine, Aja; Cadge, Wendy – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2021
This article describes one approach to flipping an introductory sociology course. To encourage students to practice 'doing' sociology, we designed a flipped classroom that included a 'pay to play' model, small group work and an emphasis on active learning during class time. With this course design, we linked in-class active learning with outside…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Student Attitudes, Introductory Courses, Sociology
Minor, Jesse; McCourt, Matt – Geography Teacher, 2021
Field trips, field courses, and other forms of field-based pedagogy have a long and storied history in geography and are frequently described as essential components of geographic education at the college, secondary, and primary levels. A recent and expanding literature on best practices for field-based geographical education provides instructors…
Descriptors: Role, Assignments, Learner Engagement, Geography Instruction
Huels, Brian; Weber, Jill – Journal of Education for Business, 2021
This research presents an in-class activity and accompanying homework assignment designed to encourage students to engage in critical thought about managerial decisions made by a real-world company that appeared on the hit reality show "Shark Tank." This alternative approach to teaching cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis helps students…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Administration, Decision Making
Wilson, Nicholas C. – Cognition and Instruction, 2021
This paper presents two examples of production-centered, technology-mediated activities in a one-to-one laptop classroom, and examines how those activities supported vastly divergent forms of student agency and participation. As schools turn to large-scale technology programs, such as one-to-one initiatives, to overcome persistent educational and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Personal Autonomy, High School Seniors, Class Activities
Jacques, Lorraine Ann; Cian, Heidi; Herro, Danielle C.; Quigley, Cassie – Action in Teacher Education, 2020
In STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) instruction, inquiry and authentic problem solving connect the disciplines to encourage higher-order thinking and increase student engagement. For instruction to be successful in facilitating meaningful student thinking about authentic problems, however, the instructor needs to use strong…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, STEM Education, Active Learning, Inquiry
Exploring Social and Cognitive Engagement in Small Groups through a Community of Learners (CoL) Lens
Nennig, Hannah T.; States, Nicole E.; Macrie-Shuck, Michael; Fateh, Shaghayegh; Gunes, Zubeyde Demet Kirbulut; Cole, Renee; Rushton, Gregory T.; Shah, Lisa; Talanquer, Vicente – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
A variety of research studies reveal the advantages of actively engaging students in the learning process through collaborative work in the classroom. However, the complex nature of the learning environment in large college general chemistry courses makes it challenging to identify the different factors that affect students' cognitive and social…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Learner Engagement, Active Learning
Shoufan, Abdulhadi – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: This article shows that today's learning technologies have the potential to make lectures unnecessary by supporting student's active learning in the classroom. Background: Despite worries about their pedagogical effectiveness, lectures remain the main instructional method in university classrooms. Introducing active learning into the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
Weerapa Pongpanich; Wichittra Chomthong; Anchana Choeykhunthot; Kanyakorn Tammati; Piyawan Rangkharat; Thada Jantakoon – Higher Education Studies, 2025
The flipped classroom model has gained significant attention as an innovative pedagogical approach to teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This method promotes active learning, student engagement, and improved language proficiency by shifting content delivery to pre-class activities and dedicating class time to interactive and…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Saltz, Jeffrey; Heckman, Robert – Online Learning, 2020
With the increasing availability of synchronous video-based breakout rooms within online courses, a growing need exists to understand how to best leverage this technology for enhanced online education. To help address this challenge, this paper reports on a case study that explored student activity within online video-based breakout rooms via a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Synchronous Communication, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Sigurðardóttir, Margrét Sigrún; Heijstra, Thamar Melanie – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Flipped teaching is a trend within higher education. Through flipped teaching the learning environment can be altered by moving the lecture out of the classroom through online recordings, while in-classroom sessions focus on active learning and engaging students in their own learning process. In this paper, we used focus groups comprised of male…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Homework, Video Technology, Higher Education
Bostrom, Carol – Primary Science, 2019
Carol Bostrom describes how she used frogs as a starting point for learning to leap forward as curiosity spread beyond the classroom. She believed that this would take the children's engagement with learning a step further, arouse their curiosity and enable them to appreciate the need to be respectful and considerate of other living things. She…
Descriptors: Zoology, Personality Traits, Active Learning, Science Activities
Renee Bouley – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
In-class activities that use a collaborative learning approach were developed for a one-semester biochemistry course as a way to achieve higher student engagement. The redesign of this course from a traditional lecture to a format that incorporated a significant active learning component without reducing the amount of content is described. These…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Biochemistry, Class Activities, Feedback (Response)
Cavagnetto, Andy R.; Hand, Brian; Premo, Joshua – Theory Into Practice, 2020
Science education reforms seek to increase student inquiry, peer collaboration, and making student thinking visible in order to better support science learning. Yet each of these ingredients assumes that students will choose to actively participate in various classroom activities. This article highlights key considerations to support agency -- or…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Science Education, Active Learning, Student Participation
Lavonen, Jari; Ávalos, Beatrice; Upadyaya, Katja; Araneda, Sebastián; Juuti, Kalle; Cumsille, Patricio; Inkinen, Janna; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
This study examines how classroom activities, student gender and student personal interest in science studies and careers predict situational interest in physics learning. Teaching modules were designed based on the secondary physics curricula in Finland (Helsinki) and Chile (Santiago and Viña del Mar) emphasising students engagement in scientific…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Interests, Learner Engagement, Adolescents