Active Learning

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Topic: Active Learning

Last week my teacher brought up the topic active learning in class. The first thing that came to my mind was engaging in activities. I partially understood what my Instructor was saying even after the active learning group assignment  we did in class http://popplet.com/app/#/3174338 . So what I did was went home and asked my father what he thought active learning  because he's always one of the people I turn to  when I need a better understanding about something. My Father said when he thinks about the word active learning he thinks about engaging in activities or discussions. I also called one of my coworkers who is my mentor from Ezzard CharlesDaycare http://ezzardcharlesschool.org/ .She said active learning could involve children doing hands on activities, group activities, or discussions. The last thing I did was looked up the definition of active learning and this is the definition  I found athttp://www.bing.com/search?q=active+learning&form=IE10TR&src=IE10TR&pc=MAGWJS

Active learning

Active learning is a model of instruction that focuses the responsibility of learning on learners. It was popularized in the 1990s by its appearance on the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) report (Bonwell & Eison 1991). In this report they discuss a variety of methodologies for promoting "active learning".

After Looking back on the group assignment to make sure I was clear about everything, putting what my father and coworker said together . I honestly did feel a little slow because it actually was very simple an wasn't that difficult to understand after thinking about everything. But I'm happy I finally do have a full understanding about active learning.

I think all teachers should keep active learning in mind when creating lessons because it is a great way to learn students strengths and weaknesses. Active learning encourages participation in class, and is  great way to keep students interested in activities. One example of active learning  could be incorporating small group discussions or group activities similar to what I had to do on last Thursday in class. I learned active learning to basically be a process of learning because most student such as myself learn easier and quicker  through participating in the process of  learning something in class.