Academic instructors, hired for their content expertise, are rarely trained in skills like classroom facilitation or community-building. But successful collaborative learning requires a degree of ...

K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention. By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom ...

Ray Hao is a PhD student and Fulton Fellow in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, studying under Dr. Jamie Gorman. Lucrezia Lucchi is a Psychology PhD student in the Dynamics of ...

In today’s digital age, learning has gone through a profound transformation, reshaping traditional educational models. Technology’s omnipresence has brought forth a new era of accessibility, ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...