Active learning compendium: strategies for student engagement

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This Compendium of Active Learning Strategies for Student Engagement serves as a helpful collaborative resource with ideas for continuing to improve practice and enhancing student engagement.

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This Compendium of Active Learning Strategies for Student Engagement, consists of two key sections. Part One provides a theoretical overview of Limerick Institute of Technology’s commitment to Active Learning and outlines over 60 different Active Learning Strategies for Student Engagement. These include sections on: Individual, Partner and Group Learning Activities. Part Two – The Practitioner Guide presents a practitioner perspective on a significant range of Active Learning Strategies used by LIT Academic Staff, across different disciplinary domains. The Compendium also includes a list of helpful resources for practitioners.

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Boyle, A. S., Kirwan, B., Corcoran, C., O’Connell, C., McInerney, D., Aherne, E., Griffin, J., O’Brien., J., Healion, K., MacCarthaigh, L., Dennehy, M., Fitzgerald, M., Cannon, M., Ryan, M., (editor), M. R., O’Brien, P., Browne, P., Keating, P., Conway, S., McMahon, S., & Larkin, T. (2021). Active learning compendium: strategies for student engagement. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/active-learning-compendium-strategies-for-student-engagement/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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