This workshop is for teachers at Stockholm University with a keen interest in learning how to get students actively involved in the classroom.

About the workshop

An ALC classroom is often furnished with grouped tables for collaboration and equipped with common writing spaces for each group and suitable for active learning and interactive teaching. At SU we have access to a number of Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs), teaching and learning spaces which make it easy to activate, challenge and motivate your students. The ALC is an educational concept that utilizes physical spaces such as group tables, whiteboards and technologies such as interactive screens with software to allow the teacher and students to control what is shown on each screen to promote collaborative learning. Universities all around the world are building these dedicated active learning classrooms to boost student learning. Now you can learn how to use the ALC teaching spaces to encourage students to engage with each other and the materials you have prepared for them.

In this workshop you will experience activities in an ALC room and we will use this teaching technique to learn about and discuss the thinking and research behind active learning. You will have an opportunity to consider how this way of teaching could improve your own courses.

Workshop leaders are Linda Barman, Department of Education and Johan Stymne, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences. The workshop is given in English.

Preparations and litterature     

• Read: Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., & Kestin, G. (2019). Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 116(39), 19251–19257.
• Have a look at: CeUL Web Guide on How to teach in an active learning classroom

Registration

The workshop is aimed at all teaching staff and educational managers, regardless of subject affiliation, at Stockholm University. Participation is free of charge. Book your place in good time, as places are limited. First come, first served is applied.

The workshop is canceled. Need help on how to teach in an ALC? Please contact us at ceul@su.se