Active Learning
Useful Resources
Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (2016). Active Learning in Post-Secondary Mathematics EducationArticles
- AMS Series on Active Learning in Mathematics
- Part I: The Challenge of Defining Active Learning
- Part II: Levels of Cognitive Demand
- Part III: Teaching Techniques and Environments
- Part IV: Personal Reflections
- Part V: The Role of "Telling" in Active Learning
- Part VI: Mathematicians' Training as Teachers
Research Articles
- Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth (2014). "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics." Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, 111(23):8410-8415.