Simple Ways To Add Active Learning To Your
This document provides suggestions for adding active learning techniques to library instruction sessions. It discusses how using worksheets and assessments at the University of North Texas increased student success at performing subject searches from 11% to 38% after instruction. The document advocates designing instruction around experience, practice, and application. It also acknowledges that active learning requires more effort from instructors but can increase student engagement, participation, and meaningful learning through accommodating different learning styles. Specific low-effort strategies suggested include using wait time, rewarding participation, and ending with informal questions. Worksheets, group searches, and Boolean card games are presented as active learning activities.
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Simple Ways To Add Active Learning To Your
- 1. SIMPLE WAYS TO ADD ACTIVE LEARNING TO YOUR LIBRARY INSTRUCTION Annie Downey, Gayla Byerly, & Lilly Ramin
- 3. Why bother?UNT used Library Instruction Software for Assessment (LISA)Assessed 575 students11% could perform a subject search after instructionAdded a worksheet to instructionSuccess rate increased to 38Other studies prove it works as well
- 4. Design for Active Learning1. ExperienceActivity that brings the student’s experience into the teaching situationEx: worksheet2. PracticeActivity where the student is provided an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of the new informationEx: Assessment with LISA3. ApplicationOpportunity to apply the information to a new situationEx: Research paper assignment
- 5. Why it worksStudents take an active role in learningStudents are more engagedStudents feel more comfortable participating and asking questionsTakes into account that learning is a processFacilitates assessmentLearning is demonstrated to the learner BY the learnerFacilitates teacher learningDifferent learning styles and domains can be accommodated and addressedLearning becomes personally meaningful
- 6. Why it’s hardRequires teacher to take risksCan feel chaotic and like classroom control has been lostStrict time limitsWe have a lot of content we want to cover
- 7. Simple StrategiesHonor Silence!!!Expect participationGive students time to thinkWhen students answer questions, reward themMake contact with students that look interestedAllow time for informal questions at the end
- 8. WorksheetsIndividually or in groupsShort and simpleCustomized for a specific subject area or audience
- 9. Group SearchDivide into groups of fourAssign each group member with a roleLeaderSearcherRecorderReporterAssign each group a searching task
- 10. Deck of Cards BooleanGive each student a cardAsk students to hold up cards that meet specific criteria to illustrate Boolean conceptsExplain the concepts as the