Promoting Active Learning: Strategies for the College Classroom

Author: Meyers, Chet and Thomas B. Jones
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco
ISBN: 1555425240
Table of Contents: Understanding Active Learning
ch. 1 The Case for Active Learning
ch. 2 What Active-Learning Is and How It Works
ch. 3 Creating an Active Learning Environment

Strategies and Techniques
ch. 4 Informal Small Groups
ch. 5 Cooperative Student Projects
ch. 6 Simulations
ch. 7 Case Studies

Resources That Encourage Active Learning
ch. 8 Integrating Reading Materials and Guest Speakers
ch. 9 Using Technology Effectively
ch. 10 Developing and Assessing Instructional Expertise

Gives an abundance of practical advice on how active learning techniques can be used by teachers across the disciplines. Using real-life examples, the authors discuss how various small-group exercises, simulations, and case studies can be blAnded with the technological and human resources available outside the classroom. The book is engagingly written for all classroom teachers. (From the Publisher)

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