Assignments to Give Learning Partners
One of the most effective and efficient ways to promote active learning is to divide a class into pairs and compose learning partnerships. It's hard to get left out in a pair. It's also hard to hide in one. Learning partnerships can be short or long term. Learning partners can undertake a wide variety of quick tasks or more time-consuming assignments, such as those in the following list.
Discuss a short written document together.
Interview each other concerning partner's reactions to an assigned reading, a lecture, a video, or any other educational activity.
Critique or edit each other's written work.
Question your partner about an assigned reading.
Recap a lesson or class session together.
Develop questions together to ask the teacher.
Analyze a case problem, exercise, or experiment together.
Test each other.
Respond to a question posed by the teacher.
Compare notes taken in class.

  

Back to Active Learning Home Page

Back to Home Page