Additional Active Learning Strategies
As you design your course, consider the type of active learning activities that you would like to add. In the diagram below, you will see a series of examples and the level of complexity that each will require. It’s important to explore new strategies in future iterations of your course. This way, you will be able to assess which activities are the most effective for your learners.
Image inspired by University of Minnesota Active Learning graphic Links to an external site.
Strategies to Promote Active Learning
Collected below is an array of examples of active learning strategies implemented by digital learning faculty:
- Utilizing active learning techniques to promote the application of knowledge
- Promoting interaction and engagement in synchronous classes: four examples
- Engage Adult Learners with Course-Long Role Play
- Using collaborative exams to reinforce and deepen learning
Other Resources:
- 9 Tips To Apply Adult Learning Theory to eLearning Links to an external site.
- Best Practices for Using Video in Online Learning Links to an external site.
- Tips for faculty, from faculty
- UCF Faculty Center – Collection of active learning techniques
- Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms – Vanderbilt University Links to an external site.
- Actively Engaging Students in Asynchronous Online Classes – Oregon State University Links to an external site.
Most of the strategies and resources provided on this page can be found in Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR), an open resource for faculty and instructional designers that houses a collection of strategies drawn from the pedagogical practice of online teaching faculty, which are aligned with findings from research or professional practice literature.