• Training Room

    STEP: How to Encourage Active Learning in Large Classes
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    In this STEP workshop, we will explore a number of strategies for engaging students in active learning in large classes, whether delivered predominantly online or on campus.

Duration 1 hour 30 mins

Course Type Webinar

Booking Status Contact Provider

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Target Audience: All staff who teach and/or support learning

This is an online workshop.

Large classes can amplify many of the common challenges we experience in delivering teaching and learning excellence to our students.  

This might include taking a flexible and personalised approach to your students, accommodating diversity and engaging students in active learning.  

Active learning, a teaching approach that empowers students to take control of their learning by engaging in hands-on activities, has been widely recognized. Studies demonstrate that active learning yields advantages for all students, with particular advantages observed for individuals from marginalized backgrounds. Moreover, research suggests that fostering collaboration among students enhances their involvement, especially within diverse groups that differ, for instance, in their prior knowledge. 

In this STEP workshop, we will explore a number of strategies for encouraging active learning in large classes. These include dividing your class into chunks, using mini-activities to keep students engaged, inviting anonymous responses using polling, and specific teaching approaches such as think-pair-share and one minute papers.   

This will be an active learning opportunity, so please come ready to discuss your own challenges and experiences, and learn from others    

 

Course Outcomes/Objectives;

Participants will:  

  •   Be able to identify strategies for assessing and providing feedback to large classes   
  •  Apply these strategies to your own practice 

Accessibility

Online activity

  • The session will take place on [zoom]
  • Auto-captions will be enabled
  • There will / will not be audience participation
  • You can keep your camera off / You are asked to keep your camera on
  • You can drop into the session / You are asked to attend the whole session
  • There will be a break / There will be several breaks throughout the session
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery as standard / upon request.
  • [Any other access info, e.g. live captions available, BSL interpretation]
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk

A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.

 



Delivered By: Sean Morrissey

Prerequisites

none