3. Active Learning
What is Active Learning?
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Many people experience passive learning in primary and high school. Passive learning is when the teacher is in charge of the learning. It’s the teacher who is talking, asking questions, writing information down and controlling the path of the learning.
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Active learning is when you are in charge. Active learning is when you are responsible for your own learning experiences and learning outcomes.
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It’s exciting, because it lets you be in charge of your own experience and outcome.
What are the benefits of active learning?
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It gives you the skills you need to promote success in your future experiences.
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You can concentrate longer when you are actively engaging.
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It deepens your learning and promotes higher-order thinking.
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You learn more and retain it for longer.
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Being an active learner is the best support if you struggle to learn.
How to be an active learner:
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Taking responsibility for your own learning - prioritise what is important to you.
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Ask questions.
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Talk to others about what you have learnt.
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Use study desk well by keeping pace with the material and posting to forums.
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Manage your time.
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Identify supports and use them.
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Try to prepare for exams.
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Use the content you have learnt in one course to help you with another.
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Try an active note-taking system e.g. .