{"id":531,"date":"2023-08-17T10:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therosaryschool.com\/?p=531"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:11:06","slug":"educational-innovation-getting-started-with-active-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therosaryschool.com\/educational-innovation-getting-started-with-active-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Innovation: Getting Started with Active Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Learning at its core is gaining information that changes their current knowledge and behaviour. Active learning is when one actively participates and collaborates with peers to apply concepts to the real world. The active learning process has student learning at its center and focuses more on “how”\u00a0<\/em>students learn, not just on “what”\u00a0<\/em>they learn. It also involves activities where the learners understand and gain knowledge of applying theoretical concepts in real-world applications.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Active learning often requires significant mental efforts leading to increased retention and understanding of new knowledge that can be transferred to novel situations other than the one in which it was initially learned. Thus, students are encouraged to “think hard” rather than passively receive their teachers’ information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Active learning is “a learning activity in which the student participates or interacts with the learning process instead of just passively taking in the information.” Active learning draws from constructivism learning theory as in both philosophies. The learner is constructing new bridges of knowledge. Constructivism theory emphasizes that learners should construct and build their own understanding. Here, the learners develop their existing knowledge and understanding to achieve more profound levels of understanding. <\/p>\n\n\n