Teaching for Student Learning
Active learning, critical thinking and problem-solving: For a student, simply sitting for hours on end listening to someone speak can be unbearably boring. Here are some ideas for livening up the classroom by increasing the level of involvement of students. The following links discuss methods for encouraging active learning, critical thinking and problem solving
Active learning:
- Active Learning with PowerPoint from University of Minnesota
- Learning by Doing by Richard Felder, North Carolina State
- Active Learning vs. Covering the Syllabus by Richard Felder, North Carolina State
- Cooperative Learning Structures by Barbara Millis
- Working in Groups from Harvard University
- Cooperative Learning: Turning Student Groups into Effective Teams by Richard Felder, North Carolina State
- Using Active Learning in the Classroom from Florida State University
Critical thinking and problem-solving:
- Promoting and Assessing Critical Thinking from University of Waterloo
- Teaching Problem-Solving Skills from University of Waterloo
- Teaching Problem-Solving by James Stice, University of Texas at Austin
Clicker technology:
- 7 Things You Should Know About Clickers from Educause
- Clickers from University of California, Riverside
