Instructors can adapt many active learning strategies to online courses. 25 Strategies for assessing and evaluating learning outcomes Jane M. Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN and Diann A. DeWitt, PhD, RN, CNE This chapter is dedicated to our outstanding colleague and friend Dr. Lillian Yeager, who died in May 2006. The evidence just keeps growing – postsecondary students engage more, learn more and accomplish more with active learning. Active or kinesthetic learners need to experience knowledge through actions either by “doing” or getting personally involved with the learning process. Jones et al. Sometimes these learners prefer a faster paced learning experience with instructors that keep things moving at a fast pace within the classroom. However, beyond this we know It means students are interacting with the material in any way that can promote active thought, via ‘activities’ for learning or via re-framing the note-taking process to encouraging thinking about the material rather than transcribing the content. classroom physical activity. These studies documented some major characteristics of the good language learner, including awareness of learning styles and strategies, autonomy and self-direction in the learning process, and active language use. For effective active learning, consider ways to combine practice with feedback, peer learning, and clear structure. Active Learning; Beyond the Essay: Making Student Thinking Visible in the Humanities; Teaching with Blogs; Case Studies; Classroom Response Systems (“Clickers”) Digital Labs and Simulations; Digital Timelines; Discussions; Effective Educational Videos; Feminist Pedagogy; Group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively resources to help school staff implement the strategies identified. Online active learning can also provide new ways for students to interact, participate, and collaborate. Dr. Yeager was appointed Dean for the School of Nursing at Indiana University Southeast in 2002 following… learning process, whether it is formal education, informal learning, or corporate-sponsored learning. About this journal. Learning strategies basically encompass the entire spectrum of a learning environment, to include processes, such as media, methods, technologies, and styles . The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has called for a 33% increase in the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degrees completed per year and recommended adoption of empirically validated teaching practices as critical to achieving that goal. This document uses the term . The strategies are usually tied to the needs and interests of students to enhance learning and are based on many types of learning styles (Ekwensi, Moranski, & Townsend-Sweet, 2006). The UK National Adult Learning Survey 2010 has emphasized that adult learners are more likely than other groups of students to engage in further learning and to be motivated in doing so (BIS, 2012). In yet another proof point, a meta-analysis from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that student exam scores improved 6% when active learning approaches were used. Active Learning. Simply put, active learning is the process of learning via engaging with the content. Active Learning in Higher Education is an international, refereed publication for all those who teach and support learning in higher education (HE) and those who undertake or use research into effective learning, teaching and assessment in universities and colleges.