13: Active Learning




The Professor Podcast with Ruth and Claire show

Summary: Ruth and Claire talk about Active Learning. Claire shares that an active learning workshop for analytical chemistry was super helpful. In her classes Ruth has been surprised by the success of using mini whiteboards for in class work. She is not sure why it works but it does! Claire is wondering about how to set up successful groups. Ruth is concerned about other people’s perception about breadth versus depth. Share your tips for successful active learning, potential future topics and celebrity professor suggestions! Ruth mentioned: https://www.aapt.org/Conferences/newfaculty/ Claire mentioned: https://community.asdlib.org/activelearningmaterials/