Active Learning Initiative
The DTEI Active Learning Initiative aims to discover and advance effective student-centered teaching practices at UCI. Active learning encompasses a broad range of teaching strategies that encourage students to engage with their learning in more effective and meaningful ways. These range from introducing small reflective activities into a lecture to more complex collaborative and inquiry-based learning.
Goals of the initiative:
- Support and engage with academic leaders at all levels who already leverage active learning
- Create opportunities for faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars to learn about, discuss, and practice active learning strategies
- Redesign campus learning spaces and adopt new technologies to better support and promote active and collaborative learning
- Expand use of learning assistants and explore additional strategies to provide direct support to faculty and students
- Design and conduct research studies that will advance our understanding of active learning and assess the effectiveness of our initiative
DTEI Programs and Projects Aligned with the Initiative
Active Learning Institute
Anteater Learning Pavilion
Classroom Redesign
Learning Assistants
Education Research
