Active Learning Strategies
ORCHESTRATING LEARNER PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
The overall goal of this presentation is to provide faculty with information and strategies to enhance learner participation in educational activities.
Like a conductor-you can orchestrate your educational activity to maximize the learning experience for the participant!
Goal of the Presentation
Orchestrating Learner Participation
An old Native American saying goes like thisTell
me and Ill forget. Show me and I may not remember. Involve me and Ill understand
This saying captures the potential power of including active learning strategies in your educational activity.
Live programs, webinars, conference presentations, study club sessions and self study activities such as journal based continuing education or on line programs can incorporate strategies for active learning.
Adult learners prefer to be engaged in their learningnot just listening but doing!
The talk and chalk lectures of old have been retired. However, many presenters have simply replaced the old approach with a power point presentation combined with lecture. This is just another form of sit and get or talk and chalk. Active learning means developing and implementing planned activities to engage the participant as a PARTNER in the activity.
Farewell to the old style of presentations and lectures!
What is active learning?
It is a planned series of actions or events to invite the participant to process, apply, interact and share experiences as part of the educational process. The interactive components support the goal and the educational objectives for learning activity.
Active Participation in Learning
When active learning strategies are used the participant is reading, talking, writing, describing, touching, interacting, listening and reflecting on the information and the materials presented.
Active Participation in Learning
y Active learning promotes
problem solving, critical thinking, manipulation of materials, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the information. y Active learning focuses on the desired outcome for the participant as a result of the learning activity.
SAMPLE VIDEO CLIP FOR ACTIVE LEARNING
Sample Video Clip for Active Learning