Ted Ollikkala
Best Practices for facilitating and managing an Active Learning classroom
REALs provide learning activities that engage students in a continuous collaborative process of
building and reshaping understanding as a natural consequence of their experiences and interactions
within learning environments that authentically reflect the world around them.
R. Scott Grabinger and Joanna C. Dunlap
University of Colorado at Denver
What is active learning? Active learning is experiential, mindful, and engaging. Through it you can explore a set of learning experiences that can be more effective and interesting, and you can take more responsibility for your education. This is especially critical in an online environment where you may not even meet your teacher or fellow students.
Student engagement is one of the keys to fostering a dynamic, productive learning environment; this section collects tips from experienced ALC instructors about ways to engage students.
Well, actually 2. You could make the argument that they're too simple I guess. Or that they seem elementary and wouldn't work beyond 4th grade. But I'm not so sure. It all boils down to your approach to "classroom management," or rather promoting the tone to learning and personal interaction your students deserve.
