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Active learning in small to large courses

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Astrachan, OL; Duvall, RC; Forbes, J; Rodger, SH
Published in: Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
December 1, 2002

This paper presents our experiences promoting active learning in programming courses from introductory to advanced levels. We use a variety of techniques as our courses vary greatly in size and our facilities vary in layout and equipment. For large lectures, we present active interludes that require students to work in small groups, respond to periodic polls, or help a professor program. For moderately sized courses, we ask students to work in groups and share their observations with the class. Finally, in our Interactive Computer Classroom we have almost completely departed from long lectures to run the course in a workshop format, giving students a chance to work on the computer almost everyday in a supervised, safe environment. In short, although these techniques often require longer preparation time, we show that active learning can be done in any classroom situation and students must be active everyday to remain engaged in the material.

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Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

ISSN

0190-5848

Publication Date

December 1, 2002

Volume

1
 

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Astrachan, O. L., Duvall, R. C., Forbes, J., & Rodger, S. H. (2002). Active learning in small to large courses. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, 1.
Astrachan, O. L., R. C. Duvall, J. Forbes, and S. H. Rodger. “Active learning in small to large courses.” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference 1 (December 1, 2002).
Astrachan OL, Duvall RC, Forbes J, Rodger SH. Active learning in small to large courses. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 2002 Dec 1;1.
Astrachan, O. L., et al. “Active learning in small to large courses.” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, vol. 1, Dec. 2002.
Astrachan OL, Duvall RC, Forbes J, Rodger SH. Active learning in small to large courses. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference. 2002 Dec 1;1.

Published In

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

ISSN

0190-5848

Publication Date

December 1, 2002

Volume

1