I like the idea of using real world problems to develop critical thinking skills. Group work can be good for developing skills that will help students in the real world too.

Providing feedback that is timely and specific is so helpful to students. I think the students getting to be known by their professor helps so much with course completion.

I think lecturing has worse limitations than active learning. Students may think they want lectures, but this forces them to also do much of the learning at home. In the active learning environment students may feel some reservations, but it helps them to find out what they don't know they don't know. Sometimes, that can be a little frustrating to be staring at something one does not know the answer to, but I feel this is much better to experience with community. This is instead of being stuck at home, alone, frustrated. As a facilitator, I feel that is one… >>>

I love active learning and this course has given me a broader view of what is considered active learning. I think that working with the material during class, helps students learn what they don't know. Sometimes a student doesn't know what they don't know. I think it is engaging and helps steer their study time. I like learning in a community. If a student is stuck during class, they can ask me or another student for help with the activity. They can learn from each other.