Active Learning in the Age of AI: Easy-to-use Strategies for Any Classroom Setting

Abstract

This panel will explore practical ways in which instructors can implement active learning techniques in different classroom environments. We define active learning as a student-centered approach to the construction of knowledge focused on activities and strategies that foster higher-order thinking. Active learning represents an opportunity to support student learning while limiting the use of technology; after all, the key of active learning is to get students to retrieve, recall, or create something from their own minds without the help of external resources. Active learning, therefore, can be one of the ways in which instructors can keep students from becoming completely dependent on AI.

The panelists, who were part of ETE’s Active Learning Working Group during the Spring semester, will share specific and easy-to-use examples that attendees can adapt and use in their own classrooms. These examples will cover different disciplines and take into account factors such as class size and format (in person, online, or hybrid).

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