Explorations of Active Learning

In this special 75-minute session, our panelists examined:

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VIRTUAL FORUM

College campuses are making the push for active learning. But, two years after college faculty quickly adjusted to remote learning, how can colleges get them to embrace another, new style of teaching? A panel of experts joined The Chronicle for a virtual forum examining how college leaders can encourage a move toward active learning as campuses begin to return to more normal operations.

What college leaders need to know

How are faculty responding to efforts to promote active learning in the classroom? How are institutions experimenting with discussion groups, hands-on work, opportunities to solve problems, and getting students real-world experiences? What works for the traditional classroom – and what doesn’t?

Panelists

Andrea Aebersold Director, Faculty Instructional Development, UC Irvine

Andrea Aebersold

Louis Deslauriers Director of Science Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Senior Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University

Louis Deslauriers

Brandon Golob Assistant Professor of Teaching in Criminology, Law and Society, UC Irvine

Brandon Golob

Logan S. McCarty Director of Science Education, Harvard University

Logan S. McCarty

Kelly Miller Associate Senior Lecturer of Applied Physics, Harvard University

Kelly Miller

Todd Taylor Adobe Pedagogical Evangelist, English Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Todd Taylor

Jennifer L. Wong-Ma Associate Professor of Teaching, UC Irvine

Jennifer L. Wong-Ma

Beth McMurtrie Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Beth McMurtrie

Beckie Supiano Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Beckie Supiano

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