Resources
Videos of Active Learning in Action
- Inside the Classroom (Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia)
- Engaging Students in the Classroom and Beyond (University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
Books with Activity Ideas
Both books available from Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Twin Cities libraries
- Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning (Lang, 2021)
- Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Angelo and Cross, 1993)
Research
Cavenagh, S. (2016). The spark of learning: Energizing the college classroom with the science of emotion. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia Press.
Freeman, S., Eddy, S.L., McDonough, M., Smith, M.K., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M.P. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (23) 8410-8415. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1319030111
Henning, J.A., Ballen, C. J., Molina, S. A., Cotner, S. (2019). Hidden identities shape student perceptions of active learning environments. Frontiers in Education 4, 129.
Kuh, G., O’Donnell, K., & Schneider, C. (2017). HIPs at ten. Change, 49(5), 8-16.
Owens, D., Sadler, T., Barlow, A., & Smith-Walters, C. (2017). Student motivation from and resistance to active learning rooted in essential science practices. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-017-9688-1
Prince, M. (2004) Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education 93 (3) 223-231. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2004.tb00809.x