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Virtual Forum: Explorations of Active Learning

College campuses are making a push for active learning. But, two years after faculty members quickly adjusted to remote learning, how can colleges get them to embrace another new style of teaching?

A panel of experts joined The Chronicle for a virtual forum examining how college leaders can encourage a move toward active learning as campuses begin to return to more normal operations.

In this special 75-minute session, our panelists examined such questions as:

• How are faculty members responding to efforts to promote active learning in the classroom?
• How are institutions experimenting with discussion groups, hands-on work, opportunities to solve problems, and getting students real-world experiences?
• What works for the traditional classroom, and what doesn’t?

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Virtual Forum: Teaching for Inclusivity

Inclusive teaching ensured that all students felt they had a chance to participate in the classroom and in the learning process. As the pandemic gave colleges the opportunity to rethink how they teach, what could college leaders and administrators do to support faculty members and make sure students had the chance to thrive?

The Chronicle assembled a panel of experts to answer that and other questions in a virtual forum, “Teaching for Inclusivity: What College Leaders Need to Know.” In this special 75-minute session, our panelists examined:

• How did administrators, faculty leaders, and heads of campus teaching-and-learning centers create an environment in which inclusive practices were encouraged?
• How did they expand instructors’ awareness of inclusivity ideas, especially in disciplines like math and the sciences?
• How did campus leaders help their faculty members better understand why participation imbalances existed in the classroom — and how to overcome them?

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Virtual Forum: Active Learning for a Post- Pandemic World

Colleges had long wanted to make sure that all students are active participants in their learning, with greater emphasis on group work, opportunities to solve problems, and hands-on experiences. With in-person learning greatly diminished during the pandemic, where did active learning stand, and where was it headed?

In “Active Learning for a Post-Pandemic World,” a panel of learning experts, including Eric Mazur of Harvard University, joined The Chronicle to help answer those key questions. This special, 75-minute virtual forum answers the following:

• How had the digital transformation of higher ed affected the push for active learning?
• How could technology help — or hurt — this effort?
• What could active learning look like, whether classes are in person, remote, or hybrid?

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Strategic Student Engagement, in the Classroom and Beyond: What college leaders need to know

Two years ago, higher ed took on a transformation within a matter of months that normally would have taken years. Now that campuses have returned to in-person learning, questions remain as to the best way forward. Should they continue to emphasize in-person learning? Or should they pivot to more online and virtual learning long term?

Implementation Guide: Active Learning for a Post-Pandemic World

For several years, active learning had been gaining traction in higher ed. This past year, group work and hands-on experiences — both essential to active learning — were all but impossible. Where does active learning stand now? And where is it headed as campuses prepare for a more “normal” semester this fall?