How can teachers ensure that students are doing meaningful cognitive work? These tweaks to common routines like turn-and-talk ...

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 ...

"Active learning" is a general term that describes any time that students get to learn something by performing an activity in class—such as answering a poll question, think-pair-sharing, working in ...

Active learning engages students in purposeful tasks that promote analysis, collaboration, and reflection. In online courses, it transforms learning from passive content delivery to active ...

Beginning in Fall 2026 new round of ALI postdoctoral fellows are supporting three Cornell departments to transform courses ...

A new EXCITE Active Learning Certificate of Completion is now available to support faculty, staff, and graduate teaching assistants interested in strengthening student engagement through active ...

Have you ever given a lecture to a group of adult learners? If so, you may have noticed their eyes losing focus and phones appearing as you moved through your session. This is because the traditional ...

Students’ knowledge and perceptions of active learning declined significantly during COVID-induced remote teaching and have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to new research from Chapman ...

Active learning in medical education encompasses pedagogical approaches that engage learners through participation, collaboration and reflection rather than passive reception. Core strategies include ...

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