The Active Learning Method

"Active learning" means you participate, collaborate with others, and apply concepts to the real world. It requires hard mental effort but leads to better retention and an understanding of the material that can be transferred to other situations. To explain how to apply Active Learning in classrooms, we collaborated with Professor Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize winning physicist, who researches and champions the approach. Prof. Wieman helped us proofread, fact check and write the script — he was an invaluable source of information. It was our greatest honor to be able to work with a mind as bright as his. #activelearning

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Script: Carl Wieman
Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Mithril
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production Assistant: Bianka
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Sources, readings and tools:

Carl Wieman on Active Learning

Active learning in a classroom of 250 physic students

Eric Mazur: Peer Instruction for Active Learning

Study: Active learning leads to retention of 70% after 2 years
minerva retention of classical instruction

Deeper Learning Retention Transfer

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[tigerlee]

That's why it's important to have work and life experience. Once you have work and life experience, the classroom theory makes a lot more sense, and the information is retained better. As you would be able to apply that in real life.

[arpitanayak]

someone show this to our education system authorities so they focus on learning instead of completing the syllabus on time

[PlanetPsych]

I've been watching sprouts for ages and never get disappointed. I just wish they'd upload more frequently. Their style greatly inspired influenced mine

[dailydoseofmedicinee]

❤Techniques for active learning

Asking questions as you read.

Make notes in your own words.

Summarising what you read.

Talking to someone about the information you're learning. ...

Thinking about how the new information fits in with things you already know.

Thinking about how you can use the new information in your studies and in your everyday life.

[SpeakWritePlayinEnglish]

I've noticed that active learning encourages students to think hard and understand topics quickly. It was kind of difficult at the very beginning, but they have realized they have improved a lot in a couple of months.

[leanmanufacturing]

A great model for learning and teaching. Enjoyed learning

[calebgultig]

I had a module for thermodynamics and the lecturer was so brilliant we all finished with a distinction. Still praise that man.

[ljk]

Also requires the right teacher's/instructor's skills to organise an effective active learning class

[pawogyoutube]

My grade 8 class was an at least a semi-active environment. I still remember that call pretty well and what we learnt, although it has been some time now. It truly does help to engage students somewhat. I miss that with 90% of my math teachers, non were as good as my 8th-grade math teacher.

[macky]

Our english teacher teaches us by active learning and because of that, we could easily remember the details of the literary works that she taught us. Compared to our other subject teachers who use the conventional style of teaching, we get sleepy even though the discussion was short.

[farlight]

That's the way almost all teachers uses where I come from
Going through the classes was merely a process of memorization
Subjects that were science based were a nightmare
I barely graduated from high school and wasn't interested in college
With time I knew that learning should not be like that, and started studying on my own using more useful, interactive and hands on methods
And now I'm a web developer in charge of a whole team
So yea, if you're struggling to learn, It's most likely not your fault
Try new learning methods like this one and you'll see the results for yourself
Never give up on learning!

[interludic]

Yes similar, this was called prac work within the computer systems course we did. Unfortunately it's difficult to find offline study like this anymore, I was lucky to be taught with people who knew there subject matter from real life experiences

[Theloveinabubble]

At uni my some of my professors do this, but one important aspect is that it requires effort (with practice it gets easier), at the end of the day my brain feels crushed haha but I do retain information for longer periods of time, so sometimes I only revise certain topics instead of everything (as I used to do)...also if you don't read before the class, there's no way you can solve the problems...so organization and consistency are also other main points for the method to work

[Thatpersonxoxo]

I love active learning. In chemistry my teacher gives me question then we discus why we are right. Then we watch a video or he teaches us then we go in groups and make a short presentation.

[lutzreloaded]

wow the active learning explanation seems like a dream for me. that would’ve been so enlightening and fun to learn that way!

[thatgirlkj]

"If it's unlikely that the new information will be used again, the brain is smart enough to throw it away." Me who studied for an exam once ;-;

[randomstuffs]

Thank you for making this video because I had suffered a lot in recent months with my studies. But this might be life changing. Once again thank

[skubhg]

Your channel is doing great work .If a person spend 18-20yr of life in school &college after that he gain zero because of wrong teaching technique .Actually school & college need to learn first how to teach.After all your channel is good & I want you to keep going forever.

[shenjiebao]

my first-year physics course uses active learning. I really believe this works. since the form is too novel to me, I hardly ever forget anything from the course! the understanding of the material is definitely another level. it is hard at the beginning, but after I became adapted to it, this course becomes my highest course among courses this semester. Other courses are not using active learning.

[VarshaManoj]

Oh wow.. This was so useful! I will definitely be using these methods for myself and will be encouraging my students to use this too ☺ thank you so much for the video!