active learing in action
DESCRIPTION
Presentation given at Texas Library Association on April 16, 2010. Cynthia Henry and Kimberly Vardeman, Texas Tech University Libraries.TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Active Learning in Action!Presented by
Cynthia Henry & Kimberly Vardeman
Texas Library Association Annual Conference
April 16, 2010
![Page 2: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Active Learning
• Defined by Bonwell and Eison:
“. . . as instructional activities involving students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing” (Bonwell et al. 1991).
![Page 3: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
LIBR 1100
• Decided to move away from traditional lecture-style model classroom
• Team taught by two instructors
• Face to face with an online component
• One hour credit course
• Class of 30 freshmen
• Perfect size for active learning activities
![Page 4: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Learning Activities Tested
• Class discussion
• Brainstorming
• Interactive website tutorial
• Group activities
• Think – Pair – Share
![Page 5: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Think – Pair – Share
• King defined think – pair – share as:
“Students individually think for a moment about a question posed on the lecture, then pair up with a classmate beside them to share/discuss their thoughts” (King 1993).
![Page 6: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Portrait – Active Learning Activity
• Each student created a self-portrait using graphics painting program (MS Paint)
• Posted digital image of their artistic endeavor to the online class discussion board
• Students given instructions and a step-by-step demonstration
![Page 7: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Portrait – Active Learning Activity
![Page 8: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Portrait – Active Learning Activity
![Page 9: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Portrait – Active Learning Activity
![Page 10: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Portrait – Results
• Very Successful
• Students used discussion board as a chat tool
• Class of 30 created 117 messages
• Students didn’t want to leave at the end of class
![Page 11: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Thesis – Active Learning Activity
• Brainstorming activity in groups of four
• Topics• Keywords• Topic Questions• Create Thesis Statement
![Page 12: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Thesis – Results
• This activity was problematic
• Students were lost
• Instructors walked around the room and helped groups organize
• Active learning still seemed treacherous
![Page 13: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Table – Active Learning Activity
Information Piece Time Frame Who is interested in this information?
Who creates this information?
Press Release Example: Same Day General Public Reporters
Newspaper
Popular Magazine
Scholarly Journal
Books
Information Cycle
![Page 14: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Table – Results
• Activity was successful
• Information cycle is a hard concept
• With the table activity, students internalized the information cycle lesson
• In post-assessment, all students correctly answered the information cycle question
![Page 15: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Citation Tutorial – Active Learning Activity
![Page 16: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Citation Tutorial – Active Learning Activity
![Page 17: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Citation Tutorial - Results
• Students enjoyed activity
• Could distinguish between citations of books, journals, and newspapers
• Students referenced tutorial throughout semester
• In post-assessment, all students correctly identified the parts of a citation
![Page 18: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Final Review Packet
Students worked in teams to complete
the following activities:
•Multiple-choice review questions
•Searched for articles on given topic
•Used citations to locate specific articles
•Citation “puzzles”
![Page 19: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Final Review Packet - Results
• Successfully completed review activities
• Students taught one another and verified each other’s work
• Created great class discussions
![Page 20: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Conclusion
• Active learning achieved the goals of engaging the students, increasing student-teacher interaction, and integrating different learning styles into lesson plans.
• Instructors learned to include written and verbal instructions with demonstrations or examples
• Scores increased 15% from the pre-assessment to the post-assessment
• 22 students improved their grade on the post-assessment
![Page 21: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
References
Bonwell, Charles C., James A. Eison, Washington D. C. Eric Clearinghouse on Higher Education, and Washington D. C. George Washington Univ. 1991. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ERIC Digest.
Grubb, Jonathon, and Iellen R. Miller. 2009. Eastern Washington University Research Tutorial. Eastern Washington University2009]. Available from http://support.library.ewu.edu/reference/tutorial/flash/citation.html.
King, Alison. 1993. From Sage on the Stage to Guide on the Side. College Teaching 41 (1):30-35.
![Page 22: Active Learing In Action](https://reader034.vdocuments.us/reader034/viewer/2022052410/5559b9ecd8b42aaa6f8b496e/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Contact
Cynthia Henry, [email protected]
Kimberly Vardeman, [email protected]
View the slides @ http://slideshare.net/kimberlyvardeman