Additional Resources and References

Looking for more on active learning?

Active learning resources, Faculty Focus
Active learning podcast archive, Teaching in Higher Ed
Panel on post-pandemic active learning, Chronicle of Higher Education
Discussion in the College Classroom. Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online. Jay R. Howard, Jossey-Bass (2015)
Collaborative Learning Techniques. A Handbook for College Faculty. Elizabeth Barkley et. al., Jossey-Bass (2014)

References

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Chambliss, D.F., & Takacs, C.G. (2014). How college works. Harvard University 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. doi:10.1073/pnas.1319030111
Mazur, E. (1997). Peer instruction: A User’s Manual. Prentice Hall.
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