Active Learning Resources

Online calendar of upcoming meetings: http://www.mwcc.mass.edu:8000/elmo

Workshop participants:

Name	Department	Email	MWCC phone extension
Sue Blake	English	s_blake@mwcc.mass.edu	343
Melissa Delaney	Academic Affairs	m_delaney@mwcc.mass.edu	288
Lorie Donahue	English	l_donahue@mwcc.mass.edu	349
Jane Doyle	Nursing	j_doyle@mwcc.mass.edu	236
Kathe German		kathegerman@rcn.com
Judy Giacoppe	Nursing (PN program)	j_giacoppe@mwcc.mass.edu
Gail Kaddy	Student Services	g_kaddy@mwcc.mass.edu	138
Maryann Kane	Children with Special Needs	m_kane@mwcc.mass.edu	217
Chris Kisiel	Science, Technology and Teacher Preparation	c_kisiel@mwcc.mass.edu	215
Elaine Luzzetti	Nursing	e_luzzetti@mwcc.mass.edu	251
Susan McAlpine	Academic Affairs	s_mcalpine@mwcc.mass.edu	219
Heidi McCann	Library	h_mccann@mwcc.mass.edu	255
Dennis Morrill	English	d_morrill@mwcc.mass.edu	175
Joe Stiso	Institutional Advancement	j_stiso@mwcc.mass.edu	113
Susan Taylor	Computer Information Systems	s_taylor@mwcc.mass.edu	210
Michelle Valois	English	m_valois@mwcc.mass.edu	307
Chuck Weitze	Science, Technology and Teacher Preparation	c_weitze@mwcc.mass.edu	207
Tina Wilson	Computer Information Systems	t_wilson@mwcc.mass.edu	225
David Wyman	English	d_wyman@mwcc.mass.edu	367

 

Discussion list/listserv email address: elmo@mwcc.edu
(Use this email address to send a message to all names, in the above list of participants)

To sign up for the listserv, send an email to: elmo-on@mwcc.edu ; then follow the instructions in the automated response

Bibliography

Journal Articles:

Please note: If using these links from off-campus, you'll be prompted for to enter your Library barcode and your last name

[Also, please note that if the text of the article doesn't appear below the citation and abstract, you'll need to click on the link which says "Full Page Image"]

Aspects of a University Course Web Site., By: Hazzan, Orit, College Teaching, 20010301, Vol. 49, Issue 2

The Case Against Teaching. By: Spence, Larry D.; Change, Nov/Dec2001, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p10, 10p, 2c

Collaborative learning comes of age., By: Gamson, Zelda F., Change, 19940901, Vol. 26, Issue 5

Elements of Effective E-Learning., By: Howell, Dusti, College Teaching, 20010601, Vol. 49, Issue 3

Encounters with Active Learning in Four Disciplines. College Teaching, Summer2002, Vol. 50, Issue 3

Improving Assessment in University Classrooms., By: Sanders, Linda R., College Teaching, 20010301, Vol. 49, Issue 2

Incremental Cases., By: Grupe, Fritz H., College Teaching, 20000901, Vol. 48, Issue 4

Library Assignments., By: Parker-Gibson, Necia, College Teaching, 20010301, Vol. 49, Issue 2

Personalized Instruction. By: Jenkins, John M.; Keefe, James W.; Phi Delta Kappan, Feb2002, Vol. 83 Issue 6, p440, 9p

Preparing Problem Solvers for the 21st Century through Problem-Based Learning., By: Edens, Kellah M., College Teaching, 20000301, Vol. 48, Issue 2

The Scholarship of Teaching., By: Hutchings, Pat, Change, 19990901, Vol. 31, Issue 5

Service learning research projects., By: Mettetal, Gwynn, College Teaching, 19960101, Vol. 44, Issue 1

Teaching and learning in the computer age., By: Batson, Trent, Change, 19960301, Vol. 28, Issue 2

http://ezmw.ez.cwmars.org:4200/login?url=Using the World

Wide Web to Accommodate Diverse Learning Styles., By: Ross, Jonathan L., College Teaching, 19990901, Vol. 47, Issue 4

Books

Johnson, David W., Roger T. Johnson, and Karl A. Smith. (1991). Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom. Edina, Minnesota: Interaction. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Bonwell, Charles C., and James A. Eison. (1991) Active learning : creating excitement in the classroom. Washington, DC: School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University. (MWCC call number: LB2331.B56 1991)

Brookhart, Susan M. (1999) The art and science of classroom assessment : the missing part of pedagogy. Washington, DC: Graduate School of Education and Human Development, the George Washington University. (MWCC call number: LB2822.75 .B76 1999)

Brookfield, Stephen. (1995) Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco : Jossey- Bass. (MWCC call number: LB2331 .B677 1995 - In Adult Basic Ed Collection)

Halpern, Barbara and Associates. (1994). Changing College Classrooms: New Teaching and Learning Strategies for an Increasingly Complex World. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Goodsell, Anne, Michelle Maher and Vincent Tinto, et.al. (1992). Collaborative Learning: A Sourcebook for Higher Education. National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (NCTLA). University Park: Pennsylvania State University. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Palmer, Parker J.. (1998) The courage to teach : exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Claxton, Charles S., and Patricia H. Murrell. (1987) Learning styles : implications for improving educational practices. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education. (MWCC call number: LB1060.C54 L32 1987)

Merriam, Sharan B. (2001) The New Update on Adult Learning Theory: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education #89. N.p.: Jossey-Bass. (MWCC call number: TBA)

Meyers, Chet and Thomas B. Jones. (1993). Promoting Active Learning: Strategies for the College Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Davis, Barbara G. (1993). Tools for Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Available through Interlibrary Loan)

Active Learning Strategies

Click here for detailed information on specific active learning strategies

Links

Pennsylvania State University - Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Center Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Provides programs and resources designed to increase understanding of the teaching-learning process, promote teaching as a scholarly activity, and encourage interdisciplinary conversations about teaching and learning among all members of the University community.
http://www.psu.edu/celt

Although related to health and biology, this one is very good!
http://www.accessexcellence.org/

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science

Sample Macro Teaching Projects - Click here to view

 

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