Active Methodologies in the Classroom I, Why and How (1cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Upon completion of the module the student will:
- Understand how active learning is anchored in the cornerstones of modern inquiry-based (socio-constructivist) pedagogy and gain ideas and tools for implementation in everyday school work.
- Understand the meaning of a safe atmosphere for learning and how to promote it as a teacher
- Know the meaning of students' own activity in learning and can apply activating teaching methods in their own teaching.
- Understand the meaning of prior knowledge for learning and be able to apply prior knowledge mapping methods in their own teaching.
- Understand the meaning of social interaction for learning and be able to apply cooperative teaching methods in their own teaching
- Understand the meaning of reflection for learning and be able to apply methods of reflection in their own teaching

Content (course unit)

Featuring of evidence-based tools and active learning ideas. Research has shown the significance of heating, grouping, and mapping pre-existing knowledge. The active role of the student is essential. In all this, the teacher has a key role in the use of methods to promote active learning within the framework of the curriculum.

Assessment scale

0-5

Further information

Methods:
The methodology includes multiple activating and participatory methods of online teaching and learning both in large groups and in smaller groups in pairs. Short videos of practice in the Finnish classroom are also shown. The techniques introduced are warm-ups, voting, group preparation and inside-outside circles. I work in Moodle.