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The Benefits of Active Learning

The Benefits of Active Learning. Active learning shifts library instruction from lecturing to guiding/coaching students : Engage students in the learning process Elicit student discovery Capture their attention Address multiple learning styles

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The Benefits of Active Learning

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  1. The Benefits of ActiveLearning Active learning shifts library instruction from lecturing to guiding/coaching students: • Engage students in the learning process • Elicit student discovery • Capture their attention • Address multiple learning styles • Create an experience they can relate to and replicate • Receive immediate feedback as an instructor Claire Clemens (clemensc@tcnj.edu) & Jacqui DaCosta (dacosta@tcnj.edu)

  2. In the words of Benjamin Franklin “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. “

  3. Learning Pyramid

  4. Active learning - requires more preparation • Collaboration with faculty • Planning activities • If using Powerpoint, make it look good! • Handouts/LibGuides • Confidence level of instructor

  5. Active learning - is more fun! Collaborative learning Social interaction Hands-on Trial and error Engagement through challenge and involvement Encourages questioning

  6. References Bicknell-Holmes, T. & Hoffman, P.S. (2000) Elicit, engage, experience, explore: discovery learning in library instruction. Reference Services Review, 28 (4), pp 313-322. Borg, M. & Stretton, E. (2009) My students and other animals. Or a vulture, an orb weaver spider, a giant panda and 900 undergraduate business students… Journal of Information Literacy, 3(1), pp. 19-30. Available at: http://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/article/view/PRA-V3-I1-2009-2 Sittler, R. & Cook, D., eds. (2009) The library instruction cookbook. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Cooperstein, S.E. & Kocevar-Weidinger, E. (2004) Beyond active learning: a constructivist approach to learning. Reference Services Review, 32 (2), pp 141-148. Heinich, R., Molenda, M. & Russell, J. (1989) Instructional media and the new technologies of instruction. New York: Macmillan. Keyser, M.W. (2000) Active learning and cooperative learning: understanding the difference and using both styles effectively. Research Strategies, 17, pp 35-44.

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