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Short & Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures & Active Learning

Short & Sweet: The Educational Benefits of Microlectures & Active Learning is a concise, detailed list of key points for consideration when designing a learning experience. Remember the Golden Rule? It applies in teaching and learning too! 

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Short on time? Here's the conclusion:

The goal of interspersing a microlecture with active learning approaches is to improve student engagement and learning performance when participating in online, hybrid, or face-to-face instruction. Empirical studies have shown that active learning approaches, such as combining pause points with interactive quizzes, tasks requiring written responses, or note taking, can improve student performance. Moreover, current education technologies support the creation of microlectures that incorporate evidence-based active learning approaches.

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What is your TPI? (Find out free!)

From the Teaching Perspectives website:

Why should I take the TPI?
The Teaching Perspectives Inventory can be useful and informative if you are:

• Preparing for a teaching evaluation
• Creating your teaching portfolio
• Reflecting on your teaching
• Researching teaching perspectives
• Curious about different approaches to teaching

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What have you got to lose? You can save your results, and there is a video and reference material to help you interpret, analyze, strategize, and realize your personal teaching perspective.

Would you like to discuss strategies based on your TPI with an instructional designer? Email helpdesk@uah.edu to request a Zoom consultation!