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Active Learning in Higher Education: Theoretical Considerations and Perspectives book cover

1st Edition

Active Learning in Higher Education Theoretical Considerations and Perspectives

Edited By Wendy Garnham, Isobel Gowers Copyright 2023
106 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

106 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

106 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This insightful new book explores perspectives on active learning as creative discovery, conceptualisations of active learning spaces and transitions from theoretical approaches to active learning practice. It draws on the experiences of academics, learning technologists and clinical practitioners, and invites the reader to think about our conceptualisations of active learning and to move beyond... Read more

0. Introduction to "Active Learning in Higher Education" Dr Wendy Garnham  1. The University of Active Learning, Play and Storytelling - A thought-experiment about a different kind of institution Tab Betts  2. Play not Tell: agency and becoming in the playful university Roy Hanney  3. Bricolage as a holistic model for active learning Dr Sarah Honeychurch  4. The role of active learning in transformative learning and teaching experiences Dr Christina Magkoufopoulou  5. Active Cognitive Tasks - Synthesising frameworks for active learning online Mary Jacob  6. Prospects for co-active learning Sam Elkington  7. From theory to practice-Active learning in the flow of clinical work  Nick Leney and Helen Winter  8. A contemplation on four active learning tasks: what do pedagogic theories suggest about them?  Dr Paolo Oprandi  9. Conclusion Dr Isobel Gowers

Biography

Wendy A. Garnham is co-founder of the Active Learning Network, a Reader in Psychology and Director of Student Experience for the Central Foundation Years at University of Sussex.

Isobel R. Gowers is Academic Lead for Active Inclusive Learning at Anglia Ruskin University and involved in the Active Learning Network both locally and globally.

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