Utilize Active Learning Strategies

WatSEE-aligned Actions

  • Incorporate a variety of active learning strategies that are accessible, allowing for flexibility (e.g., regarding the level of social interaction required)
  • Incorporate one or more learning activities that support individual and collaborative learning, for example:
    • Think-pair-share
    • Muddiest point/1-min reflection
    • Clickers
    • Opinion line-up
    • Sticky-note clustering
    • Fishbowl
    • Circle of voices
    • Quescussion, or
    • Structured debates
  • Integrate one or more inclusive engagement activities that promote different ways of participating in class (these activities are adaptable for small, large, and online classes), for example:
    • Gallery walks
    • Peer evaluation
    • Discussion roles
    • Case studies
    • Jigsaw
    • Debates
    • Concept map
    • Individual problem solving
    • Inkshedding
    • Online discussion boards
    • Online polling and games
    • Affinity cluster
  • Point students to learning skills resources or incorporate learning skills into your course (e.g., note taking, time-management)