What we know about active learning is somewhat connected to hands on learning such as on the job trainings, however, the concept of active learning extends way far beyond this limited understanding. Teachers promote active learning because they believe in learners' engagement in the learning process. Barkley (2010) concluded "As much as we (and often our students) would like to thin that we as teachers can simply transfer knowledge into learners' brains, it is just not possible. Students need to do the work required to learn." (p. 23). Barkley simply summarized the active role of the students in the classroom. In other words, learning is a collaboration between teachers and learners to share knowledge in an learning environment (figure 1 below).
References:
Elizabeth F. Barkley (2010). Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, iii-398 pp. 978-0-470-28191-8.
References:
Elizabeth F. Barkley (2010). Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, iii-398 pp. 978-0-470-28191-8.