While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...

An effective instructional strategy on its own merits, collaborative learning demonstrated some additional benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic–for instance, it provided a much-needed sense of ...

Collaborative learning in higher education encompasses a spectrum of pedagogical approaches designed to engage students actively through interaction, shared responsibility and mutual support. These ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

I believe that collaborative learning is at the core of a successful distance learning environment. “Relatedness"—will what I’m being asked to do bring me in closer connection with others who I ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

The impact of within-visit and pre-visit decision aids for localized prostate cancer on patient knowledge. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium. This abstract ...

In a kindergarten classroom at Wade Park Elementary School this spring, students huddled around their teacher in a tight circle while she held up cards that said “proud” and “ashamed” and explained to ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...