im more partial for active learning gives the students more self direction
Fear can really hold an instructor back and have a negative effect on the learning environment. It's important for instructors to manage these fears and keep their classes student-focused.
Active learning has a positive impact on how students learn and retain information.
Learnt about the barriers in teaching activities and various strategies to deal with it.
After taking this section I have realized that some of the strategies I used may have failed which at the time I struggled with. Now, I see where some of the errors were made and now it makes sense and it will be corrected. Thanks for the information
Implementing active learning in my classroom can look like internships/mentorships, class discussions, group projects, role-playing exercises, and reflective journals.
Having a teaching style that already combines lecture and active learning strategies gave me confidence during this section. This module further secured my outlook that incorporating active learning strategies creates engaging and meaningful learning experiences that promote critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and applying knowledge in real-life contexts is most beneficial to the adult learner.
There is high risk for role playing activities.
Active learning can work with different learning styles.
I have not explored the lecture-discussion structure. I feel like this would be a very relevant strategy to help shift the learning from passive to active.
Comment on Tim Mitchell's post: I have found that dividing the students into small groups and giving them an assignment to work on/problem solve and then share with the class has worked well. Sometimes the students don't discuss an important point, I've started summarizing the students report on the board and then adding additional information that they missed.
Mixing active and passive learning makes for a more well-rounded class and keeps students engaged.
Implementing active learning allows adult learners to approach problems in a familiar way. They are usually self directed and can approach learning from their respective learning styles. Properly implemented active learning gives adult learners clear expectations then allows them to critically and analytically think to make the required learning more permanent and relative to their specific career goals and life.
Utilizing activities during teaching can help to implement active learning with your students.
As a new instructor I am grateful to be learning these methods of active learning. That way I can incorporate them into my methods from the beginning instead of having to add them into an already set pattern of teaching. I will try to use the discussion method of lecturing each class and try to come up with creative ways to have my students use the information that we cover that day. This will help my student's to retain more of what they are learning.
I'm very excited for this portion of our modules, because it gives clear guidance and grounded encouragement for the implementation of active learning in our classrooms.
Its important to remain flexible! Its also vital to teach your students they must be flexible because in real life they will have times when being flexible is a must. As Nurses we all must learn to improvise at some point or the other. In doing so we learn and teach others how to be proficient even in the face of adversary.
Students have more control over what they're learning and are more motivated during active learning.
When implementing new methods, we should be simple and brief as the students learn more.
Active learning can be very effective if it is planned properly and the objectives and relevance made clear to the students.
