1. Activity 1 Individually, think of a key word that best describe your conception of teaching. Compare your conception of teaching with your partner. In groups, list down 3 key words derived from the various conceptions of teaching gathered.

2. imparting knowledge 3. Teaching = Facilitating Learning Learning-centered (not teacher-centered) Interactive (not one-way, passive mode) 4. Teaching = Facilitating Learning Participative (not teacher involvement only) Meaningful (not just rote & surface learning) 5. Activity 2 What do you think are attributes of meaningful learning? 6. Attributes of Meaningful Learning ACTIVELEARNINGDIRECTEDAUTHENTICLEARNINGLEARNINGMEANINGFUL LEARNING CONSTRUCTIVECOLLABORATIVE LEARNINGLEARNING 7. Active Learning Students are able to interact with each other (e.g.discuss how to complete tasks/problems given). Students gather & share information. 8. Authentic Learning Students are able to relate learning process intorelevant context. Students are able to apply knowledge acquired in reallife situation. 9. Directed Learning Students are able to make decisions & be responsibleof them. Students are free to use alternative ways to constructknowledge. 10. Constructive Learning Students are able to reflect on their learning processes& activities. Students are able to evaluate & criticize views of othersconstructively. 11. Collaborative Learning Students are able to contribute ideas toward achieving a common goal. Students are able to complete tasks given collaboratively. 12. Learning is something students do,not something done to students.Alfie Kohn 13. How would you define activelearning?What characterizes active learning &makes different from inactivelearning? 14. Active Learning . . . instructional activities involving students in doing things & thinking about what they are doing (Bonwell et al. 1991). 15. Active Learning Learning is not a spectator sport. The more actively engaged the learner is, the morelearning takes place. 16. Active Learning Different instructional methodologies have greaterrates of retention. 17. Passive Learning Teacher-Centered Teacher is Sage on the Stage Student is Empty Glass Traditional Pedagogy 18. Active Learning Learner-Centered (Learning-Centered) Teacher is facilitator Guide by the Side Learner is ultimately responsible for learning Progressive Andragogy 19. How Does Active Learning Work? Input (Delivery of Learning Content) Active Learning involves input from multiple sources through multiple senses - seeing, hearing, feeling, etc. (VARK) 20. Learning Preferences Visual (V) This preference includes the depiction of information in charts, graphs, flow charts, & all the symbolic arrows, circles, hierarchies & other devices that instructors use to represent what could have been presented in words. 21. Learning Preferences Aural / Auditory (A) This perceptual mode describes a preference for information that is "heard." Students with this modality report that they learn bestfrom lectures, tutorials, tapes, groupdiscussion, speaking, web chat, talking things through. 22. Learning Preferences Read/write (R) This preference is for information displayed as words. This preference emphasizes text-based input and output reading & writing in all its forms. 23. Learning Preferences Kinesthetic (K) By definition, this modality refers to the perceptualpreference related to the use of experience & practice(simulated or real). Although such an experience may invoke othermodalities, the key is that the student is connected toreality- either through experience, example, practice orsimulation. 24. How Does Active Learning Work? Process (Learning Activities) Active Learning involves process: interacting with other people & materials, stimulating multiple areas of the brain to act. 25. How Does Active Learning Work? Output (Learning Evaluations)Active Learning involves output: requiring students to produce a response or a solution or some evidence of the interactive learning that is taking place. 26. So. . . . Learning Activities that: Use more complexity of thought, and Force greater interaction with content and/or others Generally result in: Greater retention of course content material 27. Using Learning Activities The important thing is to: Get students involved & engaged- Thinking about the subject Doing something realistic with the subject if possible- realworld applications or simulations Working with others if possible Reflecting upon what they did & sharing with others 28. Active Learning ActivityWhat kinds of things can an instructor do to: Get students thinking about the subject? Get students doing something realistic with the subject? Get students working with others in learning thesubject? 29. Active Learning ActivityWhat kinds of things can an instructor do to: Get students reflecting on what they have done with thesubject? Get students sharing & discussing ideas & results withothers students? 30. In short, Active Learning gets students involved in the learningprocess & helps them participate in the construction oftheir own knowledge, giving them a sense of ownership. 31. In short, Active learning is Learner-centered (Learning-centered) asopposed to teacher-centered. 32. In short, Active learning involves input from multiple sources usingmultiple senses. 33. In short, Active learning often involves collaborative work with otherlearners. 34. In short, The use of active learning strategies can increase retention& comprehension of course content material. 35. What Web tools can we use topromote active learning?