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Metzger, Kelsey J.; Langley, David – College Teaching, 2020
The primary purpose of this paper is to describe the variety of active engagements that characterize student behaviors in active learning classrooms (ALCs) across an undergraduate degree program. The number of different engagement types observed during a single class meeting varied between two and eight across 23 different courses. Three forms of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education

McNeal, Ann P. – College Teaching, 1998
Describes active learning activities that can be useful in college faculty development workshops, including three activity types: introductory exercises (personal introductions, goal-setting, warm-ups); problem-solving activities (brainstorming, hands-on exercises, reflection); and closure (consolidating concepts, cognitive mapping,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Brainstorming, Class Activities, Classroom Environment

Mark, Beth L.; Jacobson, Trudi E. – College Teaching, 1995
Techniques for teaching electronic library research skills to college students with computer anxiety are outlined. The approach focuses on active learning techniques (journal writing, problem solving, sorting, database indexing, use of flow charts) using the ERIC bibliographic database and careful design of assignments that encourage active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Assignments, Bibliographic Databases, Classroom Techniques