08.+Activities

Learning Activities Active Learning strategies:

ex. What was the main point of today's class material?
 * One Minute Paper**: ask a question and give one minute for learner to answer

ex. What was the muddiest point in today's lecture? or What do you find unclear about the concept of ...?
 * Muddiest/Clearest Point**

Measure if they completed assignment and their comprehension. You can use the same type of questions so learners would know next time what you are looking for.
 * Reading Quiz**


 * Clarification pauses:** after stating an important point, pause to let info sink in. You can also ask questions if further clarification is needed.


 * Response to a demo:** Ask students to write a paragraph starting with: I learned that... or I wonder about... or I was surprised that...

Wait time: teacher asks question and wait then pick randomly
 * Socratic method**

Fish bowl: students ask questions on an index card, they put them in a fish bawl, instructor draws a few and answer or have class answer.

Test questions: ask students to construct quiz questions. Instructor can use questions to review

Finger Signals: Yes/no questions and hold up one/yes or two/no fingers. Multiple choice of 5 answers, hold up 1-5 fingers.
 * Feedback**

Pre-test: true/false, have them answer then discuss their answer in pairs
 * Critical thinking**

Discussion: answer true/false question then explain why you chose your answer Note comparison: students read each other's notes Evaluation: students evaluate each others assignment
 * Pairs**

Cooperative learning Groups: groups work on a question together, then share with whole class Active Review: teacher asks questions, students work on them in groups media type="custom" key="11429138"