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Teaching takes active approach
Sarah Dulinsky
Last updated: 11/16/06 at 5:43 PM CST Section: Community News
The art of teaching might be changing, but Northwest already has a head start.
Carolyn Roberts from the University of Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom talked to Northwest faculty about a new style of education called active teaching Monday.
The presentation gave faculty at Northwest an overview of different approaches on how to use active teaching. It also let share give examples of how they have used this approach in the classroom.
Roberts said that active teaching focuses on hands on learning.
"The traditional teaching approach of standing in front of a platform and lecturing has no effect on students learning," Roberts said.
Northwest is known for its active teaching style in many classroom settings. Several teachers said they use this approach because it gives students experience.
"I get students to bring in examples of how they are learning," said Melody Hubbard assistant professor of communication theatre and language.
The approach to active learning at the University of Gloucestershire was developed Kolb Learning Cycle and the Performances of Understanding. These educators focus on helping to educate classroom practice. Experience, reflection, generalizing and testing all lead to understanding. These steps are taken when engaging in active learning.
Active learning requires students to use knowledge in new ways. Roberts said that if professors concentrate on these areas their teaching will stick with students instead of the information being put in the back of their minds.
Roberts closed her session with a quote from Confucius 450 B.C.
"Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand."
Carolyn Roberts from the University of Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom talked to Northwest faculty about a new style of education called active teaching Monday.
The presentation gave faculty at Northwest an overview of different approaches on how to use active teaching. It also let share give examples of how they have used this approach in the classroom.
Roberts said that active teaching focuses on hands on learning.
"The traditional teaching approach of standing in front of a platform and lecturing has no effect on students learning," Roberts said.
Northwest is known for its active teaching style in many classroom settings. Several teachers said they use this approach because it gives students experience.
"I get students to bring in examples of how they are learning," said Melody Hubbard assistant professor of communication theatre and language.
The approach to active learning at the University of Gloucestershire was developed Kolb Learning Cycle and the Performances of Understanding. These educators focus on helping to educate classroom practice. Experience, reflection, generalizing and testing all lead to understanding. These steps are taken when engaging in active learning.
Active learning requires students to use knowledge in new ways. Roberts said that if professors concentrate on these areas their teaching will stick with students instead of the information being put in the back of their minds.
Roberts closed her session with a quote from Confucius 450 B.C.
"Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand."
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