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Article: How to make active learning work for you. (teaching techniques for education of health professionals)
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- Radiologic Technology
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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In simple terms, active learning means involving students in the learning process. Students take a larger responsibility for their own learning, and the instructor's role becomes one of facilitator. Although much has been written in recent years about the benefits of active learning and how it can improve the classroom environment, many faculty members are intimidated by the concept because they think it means completely changing their teaching style. They anticipate an extraordinary expenditure of time and energy to revise their courses and, in the end, many decide that changing their teaching methods is too overwhelming.
It is true that creating an active ...