Welcome to CIT’s 2017 Active Learning Faculty Fellows
In May, CIT held the kick-off week for our 2017 Active Learning Fellows. We welcomed a group of thirteen faculty members from a wide range of departments who will be …
Ideas for Great Group Work
Many students, particularly if they are new to college, don’t like group assignments and projects. They might say they “work better by themselves” and be wary of irresponsible members of …
Active Learning Techniques in Small Seminar Classes
Small seminar classes, by their nature, are active – the small class size and discussions necessitate participation and concentration by everyone in the room. There are times, however, when the …
Active Learning Fellows: Eric Green on How Students React to Active Learning
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning techniques in their classrooms. …
Making the Most of Assigned Readings
Assigned readings are an integral part of most any college class. But, it can be difficult to get students to do the assigned readings and use them in the course. …
Introverts Can Thrive with Group Work
Cooperative group work helps students learn, but some question “what about the introverts?” This post describes 5 activities and 6 characteristics of group activities that help everyone learn.
TEAMMATES: A Tool for Student Peer Evaluations
To facilitate effective teamwork, student peers can provide feedback to each other on their performance as team members. Managing the feedback from each student to the other students in the team can be extremely time-consuming for the instructor. The online system TEAMMATES is easy to use, and facilitates anonymous (or not) feedback between students working in teams.
Active Learning Fellows: Minna Ng on Her Student Teams
During the summer and fall of 2015, the CIT led the Active Learning Faculty Fellowship. Nine faculty from a variety of disciplines shared experiences and learned about using active learning …
Dr. Elizabeth Bucholz Participated in Our Active Learning Fellowship
I recently completed the Active learning CIT Fellowship for this semester. The experience was illuminating and I learned a lot about how to engage my students more and how to improve their learning. As a result of the fellowship, I implemented many things in my classroom:
Calling on Students by Name in a Large Class
Dr. Canelas clearly enjoys her students and teaching. So how and why would she put her students on the spot by calling on them at random to answer questions in …