What instructional systems can we put in place to ensure that the "active learning" in our classes moves beyond FUN - "edutainment" as Glen coined it - to substantive learning?
The activity has to be linked to the objective and if that link isn't clear then students need a debriefing session to help them make the link. I've been collecting active learning ideas for several years and am a big advocate for game based learning.
Deirdre collected and shared many examples of substantive learning through the application (implementation?) of active learning strategies in her Active Learning Blog Carnival which she sadly closed down this summer.
I found the site very informative and inspiring and am glad that Deirdre will continue to share through her blog http://activelearningcarnival.blogspot.com/ and through her Delicious links http://delicious.com/active_learning.
Thanks Deirdre!
Sylvia