Why should I promote studying in groups? A small-group peer learning environment complements the traditional classroom environment, ideally providing a comfortable space for “academic risk-taking”: ...

Students with autism, ADHD and dyslexia often struggle in team-based learning contexts. Read advice for tailoring this ...

Social engagement: Playing an analog game typically brings students together. Initial student interactions are functional: ...

Associate Teaching Professor Cecil Joseph remembers the first time he taught physics in one of UMass Lowell’s Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) classrooms. Instead of facing rows of students ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...