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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Active learning compendium: strategies for 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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Ashling Sheehan Boyle · Bridget Kirwan · Catherine Corcoran · Catherine-Ann O’Connell · Derek McInerney · Emma Aherne · James Griffin · Justine O’Brien. · Kevin Healion · Liam MacCarthaigh · Mairead Dennehy · Martin Fitzgerald · Matt Cannon · Michael Ryan · Michael Ryan (editor) · Pamela O’Brien · Patrick Browne · Paul Keating · Seán Conway · Sinead McMahon · Tracey Larkin
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