by Robert Cole, Program Director, Reinert Center
In keeping with this year’s theme, Engaging the Teaching Effectiveness Framework for Student Success, this month’s Resources Revisited will focus on resources that address the essential practices that are learning-focused. In this case, I will be highlighting the resources that are in the Active Learning Activities collection on our website.
Students can critically think about their own work and the work of others when engaging in peer review. Considerations for Student Peer Reviews as an Assignment is a resource guide that may help you think about whether or how to use this activity for your course. Minimally, it is an opportunity for students to learn and demonstrate their learning, but other essential practices may be addressed as well.
Reflection is another activity that allows students to think about their own work or an experience and learn from it. In the resource guide Implementing Reflective Assignments, instructors are introduced to different reflection models and may see ways to incorporate them into lessons. Using reflection activities may address the use of evidence-based instructional methods that actively support learning.
Finally, an activity like Student-Generated Questions, Quotations, and Talking Points may allow instructors to provide formative feedback that promotes learning. In addition, the research indicates that participation in this activity can enhance student understanding and preparation for class (Connor-Greene, 2005).
The previously mentioned resources are overviews. If you would like to discuss one of these resources or others you see on the Active Learning Activities section of our website, feel free to contact the Reinert Center for a confidential teaching consultation.
