assumption: active learning is good!
question: is it good in the first 5 minutes?
Wiki: http://librarywarmups.pbworks.com/
Let's get CREATIVE
our study:
instructors: risk-taking
Now, you do it:
1. Know your learners
2. Define your outcome(s)
3. Brainstorm, let the crazy out
4. Create an activity/deliverable
Benefits:
- Enthusiasm contagion
- Fun: oh, it's brought
- A pedagogically sound approach
library pedagogy
one-shots
college students
student engagement: early & often
First-year college students
87 enjoyed the active learning class-openers;
98 found the class beneficial
Inspiration:
Library Instruction Cookbook
New library instructors
- IU Instruction assistants
- ILI-L
- Immersion alumni
Pitfalls:
- Loss of control
- Early burn-out
- Too “forced” or “juvenile”
- Time
- Cheese-factor
Q: “how do you start a class?”
A: (70 responses) with some kind of activity that
involved immediate student engagement
- games
- questions
- polls or pre-test surveys
Overall, early active learning activities
= a more positive teaching experience
Conclusion:
- inconclusive...
- do it YOUR way
- be real