Active and Experiential Learning Methods

Teaching and learning based on active and experiential learning methods. 

Active learning is known to support a deep approach to learning [2-A]. As explained earlier in this chapter, a deep approach to learning means that students intend to seek meaning, as opposed to simply reproducing the information on an exam. Active and experiential learning methods influence the approach that 

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Many instructors combine two or more active and experiential learning methods in a single course. For example, an advanced course in aerodynamics at MIT combines peer instruction, readings and problems assigned prior to lecture, and team-based project-based learning. In addition, the course includes oral examinations as a method of student learning assessment. Box 6.2 describes this example. 

We have been studying the results of the changes in teaching and learning methods. As a result of integrating skills with disciplinary content and using active and experiential learning, we find that... 

Actions that enhance faculty competence in providing integrated learning experiences, in using active experiential learning methods, and in assessing student learning... 

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