Active Lessons

• Author: Dr. Daniel Churchill
• Subject: Social Sciences
• Institution Name: University of Hong Kong, Division of I&T Studies
• Collection: Learn Activity (University of Hong Kong)
• Grade Level: Post-secondary

• Abstract: Active Lessons are engaging, technology-based, student-centered (pupil-centered) learning activities designed by teachers using PowerPoint (or other presentation tool). The idea is to empower teachers to easily create technology-based activities that draw upon variety of existing and new digital resources from internet, repositories of learning objects and other sources, and require students to use technology and create artifacts demonstrating their understanding. This idea partially challenges WebQuest approach and proposes that instead of getting teachers to design web sites, more effective strategy would be to use a presentation tool to design in more productive way. Active Lessons are technologically simple because PowerPoint is used for design and there is no need to struggle with technicalities of web publishing. With reduction in technicalities teachers can concentrate on pedagogy. The central hypothesis in this proposal is that if teachers develop understanding of technology-supported pedagogy, technicalities will synch in naturally through experience and emerging needs.

• Course Type: Learning Module
• Languages: English
• Material Types: Teaching and Learning Strategies
• Media Formats: Text/HTML

• Conditions of Use: Custom License

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