Do Active Learning Classrooms make for Active Teaching?

[EN] This paper presents preliminary results from a research project at the University of Groningen where recently various Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) were created. It answers the research question “How do university teachers experience teaching in an Active Learning Classroom?”. In total, 14 t...

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Authors: Blom, Bas, Van den Bosch, Kirsten, Beldhuis, Hans, Schreuder, Pauline, Timmerman, Greetje
Format: book part
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/191987
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/191987
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Active Learning
Active teaching
Active Learning Classrooms
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Summary:[EN] This paper presents preliminary results from a research project at the University of Groningen where recently various Active Learning Classrooms (ALC) were created. It answers the research question “How do university teachers experience teaching in an Active Learning Classroom?”. In total, 14 teachers participated in a survey which was conducted before and after their courses in an ALC. Results show that, in line with their expectations, teachers experienced their courses in ALC to be more active. It seems that the ALC indeed stimulated teachers to implement more active learning activities in their course, although teachers indicate they have not yet fully utilized the ALC. Therefore, we conclude it would be worthwhile to provide continuous didactic and technological support to teachers when adopting ALC in universities.