A Practical Guide to Implementing Activity-Based, Student-Centered Instruction
Abstract
Research has shown that interactive engagement through active learning can result in increased student understanding of course content. However, a faculty member interested in incorporating student-centered learning in a course, and then applying the methods of SoTL to evaluate its effectiveness, may be at a loss at how to begin. A particular course or subject area may not have an activity-based curriculum available for adoption, or those that are available may not meet the needs of the instructor. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how to incrementally transform a traditional lecture into an activity-based format. Examples of original material developed by the presenter will be used to illustrate the steps of developing and implementing an active learning curriculum. Most of the session will be devoted to applying this process to learning outcomes in the academic disciplines represented by the audience.
Location
Room 1909
Recommended Citation
Wozny, Christopher, "A Practical Guide to Implementing Activity-Based, Student-Centered Instruction " (2010). SoTL Commons Conference. 90.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2010/90
A Practical Guide to Implementing Activity-Based, Student-Centered Instruction
Room 1909
Research has shown that interactive engagement through active learning can result in increased student understanding of course content. However, a faculty member interested in incorporating student-centered learning in a course, and then applying the methods of SoTL to evaluate its effectiveness, may be at a loss at how to begin. A particular course or subject area may not have an activity-based curriculum available for adoption, or those that are available may not meet the needs of the instructor. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how to incrementally transform a traditional lecture into an activity-based format. Examples of original material developed by the presenter will be used to illustrate the steps of developing and implementing an active learning curriculum. Most of the session will be devoted to applying this process to learning outcomes in the academic disciplines represented by the audience.
