Here are a few popular strategies for introducing active learning into large classes: Skeletal notes: to help students actively follow a lecture, video, podcast, or peer presentation, have everyone ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

Students can learn from their peers in a similar way as they learn from adult teachers. Peer teachers can also come away with a deeper understanding of the material. [iStockphoto] Last Tuesday, I ...

Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or anxious about your work? How can you find the time to study, write papers, and do homework while also managing the other demands of your life? When you have an hour to ...

Professional development has long followed a predictable formula: Junior staff members learn from senior team leaders, managers enroll in structured programs, and organizations invest in top-down ...

As a professional tutor, it may seem odd for me to support expanding college peer tutoring programs. After all, it’s partly what I do for a living as an adult, and, what’s more, how can a 20-year-old ...

After nearly two decades instructing both students and teachers, Jennifer Throndsen has identified three key tools to scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers: active reading, background ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...