This guide is a resource for library staff with instructional responsibilities to learn more about pedagogy, resources and tools.
Active Learning Strategies
What is Active Learning?
Active learning focuses on how learners learn, not just the content.
Active learning targets higher-order thinking skills (Blooms or Fink) in order to aid learners to use information in new settings, draw conclusions from ideas, justify a decision and create new work.
Active learning centers the learner and places them in control of their learning experience. Active learning can include small-group discussions interactivity, practice time and reflection.
- Active learning strategies for any mode of instructionOriginally developed by CEHD, this guide features a number of active learning activities.
Active Learning readings
Parramore, S. (2019). Online active-learning: information literacy instruction for graduate students. Reference Services Review, 47(4), 476–486. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-03-2019-0022
Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians by ISBN: 9780838987759Publication Date: 2015-01-01'Classroom Assessment Techniques for Librarians' provides the tools librarians need to quickly and meaningfully assess student knowledge in the classroom.
Sample Activities
- Case studies: In a case study, students apply their knowledge to real life scenarios, requiring them to synthesize a variety of information and make recommendations.
- Collaborative note taking
- Concept map or Mind Maps
- Group work:
- Jigsaw:
- Minute paper, or quick write:
- Statement correction, or intentional mistakes.
- Strip sequence, or sequence reconstruction:
- Polling
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