Keeping it Active
Active learning requires students to actively participate in the learning process. Students discuss, negotiate, critically evaluate, investigate and solve problems in the classroom. Active learning strategies are used as part of a flipped learning approach to engage students in the learning process. However, active learning can also be implemented during the phase of self-directed learning in a flipped learning approach. For example, video or reading material can be associated with questions or discussion boards to encourage students to consider different perspectives or to think more deeply about the learning material they are engaging with. As Shuell (1986) notes, what the student does largely determines what is learned:
“Without taking away from the important role played by the teacher, it is helpful to remember that what the student does is actually more important in determining what is learned than what the teacher does.” (Shuell, 1986, p.429)
Shuell, T. J. (1986). Cognitive Conceptions of Learning. Review of Educational Research , 56 (4), 411–436. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543056004411
