Common Active Learning Mistakes
Many of your students may have experienced only traditional lecturing before they show up in your class. If you suddenly plunge them into active learning with no preparation, their assumption may be that you’re either playing some kind of game with them or conducting an experiment with them as the guinea pigs, neither of which they appreciate, and you may experience some vigorous pushback.
This issue of the "Tomorrow's Professor" eNewsletter lays out some common active learning mistakes and how to avoid them.