Students whose STEM courses are taught using active learning perform better than those taught with traditional lectures. That was the top-line finding of a widely cited 2014 meta-analysis, and it ...

In "Learning that Lasts a Lifetime: Teaching for Long-Term Retention and Transfer," Diane E. Halpern and Milton Hakel (2002) observe that "what professors do in their class matters far less than what ...

New instructors — trained in the importance of “active learning” techniques — often aren’t sure when lecturing is still a valid teaching strategy.

Rote memorization and large lecture halls have been replaced by active learning classrooms where students work collaboratively to solve problems. The result is greater learning outcomes and an ...

The Office of Learning Technologies is a faculty center focused on providing support for instructional design, media, and technology training.

The relative effectiveness of e-learning versus lecture learning was examined in the context of vocational training. Twenty-four trainers and VDPs undertook an e-learning module on clinical ...

As higher education rethinks classroom instruction, preparing students for college-level learning means preparing students for active engagement.

Students often think they’re following along in class, but at home, they don’t know how to do the homework and they struggle in the course. The second part of the explanation is that real learning is ...