| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 399 pages) : chiefly color ilustrations |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Active Learning Strategies In Higher Education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity; Copyright page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I. Active Learning in Higher Education: A Theoretical Background; Chapter 1 Toward an Epistemology of Active Learning in Higher Education and Its Promise; Introduction; What Is Driving the Shift to Active Learning?; Changing Pedagogical Paradigms; Designed Instruction or Situated Cognition?; Research Claims about Active Learning; Reaching Reasoned Conclusions about Active Learning |
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Support (Timely) Application; The Use of Scaffolding; Reflection; Design for Integration Based on Learner Context; What about Technology?; Conclusion; References; Activities to Promote Active Learning Using Problem Solving; Section II. Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: "Stories" and Lessons Learnt; Chapter 3 Active Learning Stories in Higher Education: Lessons Learned and Good Practices in STEM Education; Introduction; Active Learning as an Evolving Practice: Theoretical Underpinnings and Propositions; Active Learning Underpinnings |
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Connection of Active Learning to Basic Learning Theories -- Grounding the Proposition of Active Learning Stories; Active Learning Integrative Model; Active Learning Stories: A Qualitative Analysis of Lessons Learned and Experiences Gained; The Methodology; The Main Findings; Toward an Integrated Model for the Adoption of Active Learning in STEM Education; Lessons for STEM Disciplines; General Lessons Learned; A Stage Model for the Adoption of Active Learning in STEM Disciplines; Conclusion -- Future Research Directions; References |
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Chapter 4 Concepts and Communication in the Early Stages of an Environmental Science Degree: A Case Study of Formative Activities and Tasks; Introduction; Overview of the Module: Aims, Structure, and Roles of Learning Activities; The Practice Essay; Communication Exercises: Key Concepts in Environmental Science; The Practice Presentation; Observations, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned: The Enabler's View; References; Appendix A; Chapter 5 Active Learning Strategies: Stories and Lessons Learnt -- Studying Environment in the Field; Introduction; Literature Review; Case Studies; Learning Disabilities No More? |
| Summary |
"In the era of the 21st century knowledge society, higher education can play an important role as a driver for innovation, leadership and creativity, as it helps develop not only well informed and knowledgeable citizens but also responsible and creative individuals. The challenges of globalization, tightly linked with rapid developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the need to address issues of quality and inclusiveness for a better quality of life and a sustainable future, have become drivers of change in higher education institutions. We are experiencing a shift towards more interdisciplinary curricula and a more integrated and student-centered approach to teaching. Instructors increasingly use active learning and other pedagogies of engagement as a means to increase learning and improve student attitudes. This book explores best practices for effective active learning in higher education. Experienced instructors from different disciplines and countries share their experiences and reflect on best practices, as well as on the theoretical underpinnings of active learning. Contributors share their thinking on strategies based on different active learning methods such as the use of ICTs, collaborative learning and experiential learning, as well as their implications for teaching, assessment, curriculum design and higher education administration. Active learning provides skills for real life problem solving and prepares students to become responsible and active citizens. This book will be a very significant resource for educators who are interested in making a difference in students' lives."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 29, 2018) |
| Subject |
Education, Higher.
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Active learning.
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higher education.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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Active learning
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Education, Higher
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Misseyanni, Anastasia, 1962- editor.
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Lytras, Miltiadis D., 1973- editor.
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Papadopoulou, Paraskevi, 1961- editor.
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Marouli, Christina, 1961- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781787144873 |
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1787144879 |
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1787149447 |
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9781787149441 |
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