Active Learning Resources

This is a growing resource of active learning information with a focus on active learning in engineering and computer science.

• Guild-based Group learning
  • R. Bates, "Using Guild-based Learning in Technical Courses," Proc. Global Conference on Engineering and Technology Education, March 2005.  Similar work presented as a faculty poster at SIGCSE 2005.
  • Guild-based Group Projects (Presented at MSU's Conference on Active Learning, February 19, 2004).
  • What guild does "fussy" go in?  A list of words mapped to guilds.
• Active learning for future faculty
  • R. Bates and A. Linse, "Preparing Future Engineering Faculty through Active Learning," Proc. of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2003.
  • Active Learning for Engineering Education (Course Website, University of Washington)
• Kinesthetic Learning Activities, with a focus on computer science topics
  • Wiki archive of various KLAs
• University of Washington Centers
  • CELT: The Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching
  • CIDR: The Center for Instuctional Development and Research. Note especially the the TA handbook.
  • CLTL: The Center for Teaching Learning and Technology (Catalyst software)
• Active learning links
  • CIDR's Active Learning links
  • CIDR's engineering active learning and assessment tools links
  • CIDR's math and science links
  • Classroom assessment examples at the National Institute for Science Education
• Cooperative Learning Links
  • The Cooperative Learning Center at the University of Minnesota
  • Lori Breslow, "Teaching Teamwork Skills," Teach Talk Articles in the MIT Faculty Newsletter, January/February 1998 and March/April 1998.
  • University of Washington CIDR Group Learning.
• Huckabay Fellowships and Preparing Future Faculty resources at the UW.
• Engineering Education: Designing an Adaptive System, National Research Council, 1995.

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