Making Active Learning Work with the Tools You Already Have
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Making Active Learning Work with the Tools You Already Have
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The biggest myth about active learning is that it has to be loud, complicated, or exhausting. We sit down with Bethany, a director of instructional support and training, to get clear on what active learning actually means.
We talk about why this approach can feel jarring for students who are used to lectures, and how a simple explanation of the “why” changes everything. Active learning is not about adding busy work. It is about tighter alignment to learning objectives, more formative assessment, and a better feedback loop so we can catch confusion early instead of discovering it weeks later through grading.
Then we get practical with educational technology and instructional design. We explore how tools like WooClap and Padlet can give every student a voice, support anonymous responses when needed, and make participation more inclusive for introverted students or multilingual learners. We also dig into translating active learning to online learning and asynchronous courses, including how to build real student to student interaction.
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