Supporting the modern classroom While retrofitting every traditional classroom into an active learning space may be unrealistic, there are ways to create more flexible spaces within the classrooms, ...

The Active Learning Classroom in the Pearson Library promotes the use of active learning techniques that can aid the student’s mastery of course material, encourage community in the classroom, and ...

Active learning strategies range from simple pauses in lecture, which allow students time to reflect on lecture material, to complex group work to students actively learning outside the classroom. In ...

Bio: Laurie McNeil is the Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, having retired in July 2025 after ...

5 Ways to Ease Students Off the Lecture and Into Active Learning Lecturing endures in college classrooms in part because students prefer that style of teaching. How can we shift that preference?

Outdoor classrooms immerse students in the living world, turning everyday moments into meaningful learning. A 20-acre urban ...

Active Learning is not a new concept in higher education or at RIT, where many faculty have utilized such approaches for years. Further, active learning can increase inclusion and accessibility in the ...

A new active learning classroom at University of Louisiana Monroe's College of Pharmacy is designed for one-on-one interaction in class as well as participation from remote students.

Scott Freeman’s research shows that teaching with active-learning techniques works in STEM courses. So why is lecturing still the dominant model?

At a special event that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University dedicated the David J. Elk (‘64) – Elk+Elk Active Learning Classroom on May 11, 2022.

In 2017, Saunders College of Business dedicated the Dr. Philip R. Tyler Active Learning Classroom in honor of an associate professor emeritus of marketing who taught at Rochester Institute of ...

Identified by EDUCAUSE as a top strategic technology, active learning classrooms (ALCs) go beyond just outfitting learning spaces with technology. These engaging, dynamic spaces provide new ...