Teach and engage

We outline principles and strategies for active learning in lectures.

Introduction, warm-up and ice-breaker activities are individual, pair or group activities that perform a number of diverse functions, typically at the beginning of a lesson.

Class discussions are an effective way to encourage informal social interactions, within and between online and face-to-face cohorts. They develop a sense of learning community and class cohesion.

Reflection is an important activity for students to be able to make sense of and grow from a learning experience.

Incorporating social annotation in your teaching is a great way to facilitate collaborative learning and assess comprehension.

Student-led learning (or peer-assisted learning) is when students facilitate their own learning by guiding other students in (mostly) group activities to discuss materials and solve problems.

Pair and groupwork activities comprise a broad and substantial range of learning activities.