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Download full textSigurðardóttir, Margrét Sigrún; Heijstra, Thamar Melanie – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
Flipped teaching is a trend within higher education. Through flipped teaching the learning environment can be altered by moving the lecture out of the classroom through online recordings, while in-classroom sessions focus on active learning and engaging students in their own learning process. In this paper, we used focus groups comprised of male…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Homework, Video Technology, Higher Education
Bull, Harold; Premkumar, Kalyani; Acharibasam, Jeremiah Wezenamo – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
We found that actively engaging students in our introductory microbiology course was a challenge given our large class sizes and many non-majors taking the course as a program requirement. Therefore, we introduced a novel active learning strategy to our course. Students grouped into teams of three had to create PowerPoint virtual posters on one of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Class Size
Mueller, Robin A.; Bair, Haboun – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2018
ePortfolio has become a popular pedagogical tool on the higher educational landscape, often referred to as a "high impact practice" that has the potential to generate transformative learning experiences. After reflecting on our educational development consultations and undergraduate teaching practices with ePortfolio, we identified areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Portfolios (Background Materials), Self Evaluation (Groups), Comparative Analysis
Hymers, Devin; Newton, Genevieve – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
Educational techniques that improve student engagement have repeatedly been shown to improve performance at the class level at many institutions and in multiple disciplines. However, knowledge of engagement in individual activities in large first-year classes, where there may be several subpopulations of students in different programs reflecting…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Majors (Students), Student Attitudes, Active Learning
Fukuzawa, Sherry; Boyd, Cleo – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2016
Large first year undergraduate courses have unique challenges in the promotion of student engagement and self-directed learning due to resource constraints that prohibit small group discussions with instructors. The Monthly Virtual Mystery was developed to increase student engagement in a large (N = 725) first year undergraduate class in…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Grades (Scholastic)
Direct linkRatsoy, Ginny R. – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
In the 21st Century, Canadian universities are increasingly emphasizing the importance of student engagement. This research paper, by analyzing the reflections of undergraduate students on their experiences in a co-curricular service learning assignment--integrated into a course that included more traditional assignments--in the context of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, Canada Natives
