The Active Learning Site

Active Learning Projects for Schools from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Applies primarily to early, middle, and secondary education, but may be of interest to educations in Higher Ed

Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom

Active and Cooperative Learning set of resources from Richard Felder, including a bibliography

Active Learning, by L. Dee Fink

ERIC: Active Learning brief overview of active learning

What is Active Learning? contains a detailed lecture with links to references and other materials

Active Learning with PowerPoint: A Tutorial from the University of Minnesota

Active Learning for the College Classroom written by a philosopher and a scientist. Contains examples and other materials.

Active Learning Bibliography

Collaborative Learning Enhances Critical Thinking brief article and overview

Collaborative vs. Cooperative Learning

Online Collaborative Learning in Higher Education nice set of resources; articles, books, journals, links to other information

What is the Collaborative Classroom? Article by M.B. Tinzmann, B.F. Jones, T.F. Fennimore, J. Bakker, C. Fine, and J. Pierce and the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory. Directed primarily at public education, but educators in Higher Ed contexts may find it interesting.

Articles on Collaborative Learning from Deliberations

Cooperative Learning: Increasing College Faculty Instructional Productivity

Navigating the Bumpy Road to Student-Centered Instruction

Collaborative Learning from the National Institute for Science Education

Active Learning by Kathleen McKinney. See also McKinney's Issues to Consider when Using Cooperative or Collaborative Assignments   

 

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