![ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS
A massive open online course (MOOC /muːk/) is
an online course aimed at unlimited participation and
open access via the web.[1]
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Active learning(jigsaw method)1 merged
- 1. By Dr.Shazia Zamir Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education. National University of Modern Languages lslamabad
- 2. At the end of this session the participants shall be able to: • state the meaning of active learning • explain the need for active learning • discuss Principles of active learning • define characteristics of active learning • differentiate between active and passive learning • Explain jigsaw method • Connect active learning and Bloom taxonomy
- 3. • Active Learning • Principles of Active learning • Maps of Active Learning • Active learning vs. Passive learning • Jigsaw method • Active Learning and Bloom taxonomy • Active Learning Toolkits
- 7. Do you Know? • Consider these statistics reported by Meyers and Jones (1993). • Students are not attentive to what is being said in a lecture 40% of the time. • Students retain 70% of the information in the first ten minutes of a lecture but only 20% in the last ten minutes. • Four months after taking an introductory psychology course, students know only 8% more than students who had never taken the course.
- 8. • Mostly in our class rooms, there is no comparing, analyzing, classifying, hypothesizing, generalizing, synthesizing, evaluating etc. • No thinking, no real intellectual challenge just- “remember what’s in the book and fill in the right column” Most textbooks are…. Road blocks standing in the way of active learning and intellectual Thinking.
- 9. Active Learning • Active learning involves providing opportunities for students to meaningfully talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas, issues, and concerns of an academic subject. (Meyers & Jones, 1993)
- 10. Characteristics of Active Learning • The elements of active learning are talking and listening, writing, reading, and reflecting. • “Students are involved in more than listening, less emphasis is placed on transmitting information and more on developing students' skills, students are involved in higher-order thinking (analysis, synthesis, evaluation), students are engaged in activities (e.g., reading discussing, writing), and greater emphasis is placed on students' exploration of their own attitudes and values.”
- 11. Some Goals of Active Learning • Develop communicative skills • Develop collaboration skills • Encourage students to take responsibility for their own learning. • Practice creating shared meaning.
- 12. Active Learning can be summarized in one word: INVESTIGATE
- 14. Coverage anxiety Q. Active learning activities take time: how can I cover all the material? Questions
- 15. Of course, it is not easy to access everything directly. Some things are distant in time, space or both. In such case, active learning requires primary sources- “the residue of realities”
- 16. The myth of "coverage" Faculty: "Students won't/can't learn the material unless I tell them about it." "The more I cover in lecture, the more they will learn." Students: "I can't learn from the textbook." "It's not fair to examine us on things you haven’t told us in class."
- 17. Questions Q. Is active learning simply fun and games? A. No. Active learning presents students with problem solving challenges that require hard work. Q. Doesn’t active learning require lots of time? A. Yes—but its worth it. It gives students opportunities to apply and reflect on what is being learned.
- 18. Questions • Q. Won’t students regard active learning as a waste of time? • A. Some will. Some prefer that you simply deliver relevant information to them. A challenge is to convince them that they will benefit from active learning in the long run.
- 19. Questioning Techniques for Active Learning Formulate questions that encourage student’s engagement: • Descriptive questions: What did you see? What happened? • Definition questions: What does…mean? • Procedure questions: What will we have to do to find out…?
- 20. Questioning Techniques for Active Learning • Prediction questions: What will happen next? • Rationale questions: Why? Possibilities: What is another possible explanation? Justification: What evidence led you to conclude? Generalization: What can we generalize from these findings?
- 21. Active Learning Vs. Passive Learning Passive Learning Active Learning Text book, teacher talk Real World Secondhand Knowledge Firsthand knowledge One way thought process Multi dimension thought processes Memory tests Performance tests Extrinsic Rewards Intrinsic Rewards Test taking skills Multiple skills e.g Photography
- 23. Principles of Active learning • Engaging Prior Understanding • Role of factual knowledge and conceptual framework “A conceptual framework is an analytical tool with several variations and contexts. It is used to make conceptual distinctions and organize ideas. Strong conceptual frameworks capture something real and do this in a way that is easy to remember and apply.” • Importance of self monitoring
- 24. Active Learning Clicker Questions e.g Recall Questions, critical thinking questions etc Deeper Understanding leads to can test for Formative Assessment promotes are a form of Higher Bloom's Levels Should test understanding at corresponds to Concept map of active learning Provide an opportunity for can be done with leads to under- standing at occurs during correspond to results from
- 25. Pros and Cons of Active Learning Pros Cons Builds a learning community Takes time Tip: Students prepare ahead Students are empowered and engaged Content Quantity and Quality Increased retention, communication, collaboration and social skills Perception of Peer credibility Decreases social tensions Not easy to teach all topics
- 26. Active Learning is not always easy to start • Passive learning is much easier to evaluate than active learning • As rigid external educational standards for education are imposed on educational institutions and opportunities for active learning are largely blocked. • There may be some resistance to active learning by students who are used to lectures, students who prefer passive learning, or students in large classes (who don't expect it). Thus, you need to prepare students.
- 28. Divide class into groups of 4-5. These are students’ home groups.
- 29. Each member (color) of the home group has a different role or task.
- 30. 1st Group “EXPERTS” e.g. A,B,C … 2nd Group “Students teach each other” e.g. 1,2,3…
- 31. Each member in the home group is also a member of an EXPERT GROUP. Each expert group is comprised of members with the common role or task from the home groups.
- 32. Expert groups meet to learn and solidify the knowledge particular to their specific roles or tasks.
- 34. • Divide the day's lesson into 5-6 segments. For example, if you want history students to learn about Abdul Sattar Edhi, you might divide a short biography of his into stand-alone segments on: (1) His childhood, (2) His family life with Bilquis Edhi and their children, (3)His Charity work, (4) travel issues (5) Honors and Awards
- 35. Expert group members return home. Each home member presents his/her role or task information to group members.
- 36. In home groups, students then report or present on the issue – each group benefitting from compiled expertise and focused experience.
- 37. Using jigsaw as an instructional strategy promotes peer teaching as well as group collaboration.
- 38. Wrap-up • Active Learning • Principles of Active learning • Maps of Active Learning • Active learning vs. Passive learning • Pros and Cons of Active Learning • Jigsaw Method
- 39. Instructor’s Responsibilities • Topic Division • Monitor Group Activity • Facilitate Class Reflection • Content and Exam Alignment
- 40. Student’s Responsibilities • Efficient Self Starters • Communication Skills • Consultative Skills • Higher order thinking Skills
- 41. Online learning • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QyNAJK Gq7I(15:09) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxmPrB dIcQ(3:35)
- 43. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Big Blue Button is an open source web conferencing system for on- line learning. Big Blue Button enables you to share documents (PDF and any office document), webcams, chat, audio and your desktop. Simulations Educational simulations imitate a real scenario, process, activity, or state of affairs. Participation in a simulation requires the student to perform specific tasks that emulate real life situations or scenario. http://citt.ufl.edu/tool-type/active-learning/
- 44. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Storyline Overview Using Storyline, instructors can build interactive content for online delivery, potentially increasing the range and styles of active learning. Interactive content options include screencasts, simulation.. Clickers/Classroom Response System refers to an audience response system that allows instructors in a face-to-face classroom to collect real- time data…
- 45. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Twitter Twitter is a free social software and micro blogging service that allows users to post, or "tweet," 140 characters of text in the style of a blog or RSS feed. Posts can be made directly through the website… Collaborative/Peer editing refers to a group of students who edit a document together. This can be done simultaneously in a face to face environment or in a distance education environment by using collaborative
- 46. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Quizlet Overview Quizlet is a free online study tool that students may use to choose from a variety of interactive study activities including flashcards, matching activities, and other learning games…. Virtual field trips Overview Virtual field trips present a variety of content for student learning in online environments. Virtual field trips tend to be highly visual, and offer varying levels of interactivity....
- 47. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Gamification Overview Gamification is an approach to motivating students to learn by incorporating game elements into the learning environment. These game mechanics can be used as motivational tools to encourage student ... Virtual Laboratory A virtual laboratory is an interactive environment for creating and conducting simulated experiments...
- 48. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS wiki A wiki is a type of website that permits users to edit available content. Wikis are designed with the philosophy of making it easy to correct mistakes and through collaboration, difficult to make mistakes…. Virtual Laboratory A virtual laboratory is an interactive environment for creating and conducting simulated experiments...
- 49. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Self-evaluation refers to reviewing one's own performance critically. Self-evaluations can be done individually or in the context of a larger review... Role Play In role playing activities participants act as various characters or roles. Role playing activities encourage students to "put themselves in another's shoes" in order to act out a fictional scenario. ..
- 50. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS Virtual Reality (VR) Virtual Reality is a technology that allows users to interact in a computer-simulated environment. Although there are many different types of VR… Blended Learning Knewton defines blended learning as any situation in which “…a student learns, at least in part, at a brick- and-mortar facility and through online delivery with student control over time, place, path, or pace.”
- 51. ACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS A massive open online course (MOOC /muːk/) is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web.[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfP92tlC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qGx2DOaRZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTlkUMEkA-8
- 53. Is active learning Good? Questions/Comments