https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning Easy ways to keep learners active during lessons. en-us 2016-10-11 10:17:17 UTC 2025-10-14 10:26:40 UTC hello@padlet.com nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129738730 Use the title of each slide as a prompt. This works best if the title is a question. Show learners the title only and ask them to predict in pairs what the content of the slide will be. They can then listen and check as you introduce the points. ]]> 2016-10-11 10:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129738730 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129738975

Set learners some key questions at the start of the lesson. 

Ask them to attempt these (this can be done individually, in pairs, or teams).

At the end of the session they attempt the quiz again - hopefully they and you will see some progress!

]]> 2016-10-11 10:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129738975 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129739591 1. Give learners in pairs a copy of one or more of the Power point slides from the lesson. They learn the content in preparation to teach their peers. 
2. Regroup to create two groups with one "expert" from the pairs in each group. 
3. Learners take it in turns to share their knowledge. 
4. Monitor carefully and highlight any errors at the end. 
5. Follow up with a test based on the content. ]]> 2016-10-11 10:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129739591 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129740045

In the workshop, pair up learners to show each other their work at the mid-point and/or end of a session. 

Invite learner A to share something that they're proud of and something that they still need to work on. 

Invite learner B to give feedback: something positive they notice and something to improve on. 

]]> 2016-10-11 10:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129740045 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129740902 You can use all three of these strategies, or mix and match: 

1. At the beginning of a lesson, ask learners to write down what they would like to know about today's topic. 
2. At the mid-point, ask them whether their question has been answered and get them, in pairs, to write (an) other question(s) to test (an)other learner(s) on the content so far. Learners can then take it in turns to fire questions at each other. A bean bag or soft toy can be used here. 
3. At the end of a lesson, ask the learners in small groups to design a quiz to test their peers. They can then compete in teams to answer as many questions as possible correctly. 

]]> 2016-10-11 10:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/129740902 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136719408 A completely learner-centred way of building technical terminology. ]]> 2016-11-10 14:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136719408 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136726883 1. Research shows that learners will understand, recall and enjoy these methods more. 
2. As the teacher, you have done all the hard work in preparing the class. In the lesson, the learners should be doing the hard work, rather than listening passively. 
3. Making your learners more active will tell you (and them) how much they know, or don't, about the subject, allowing you to pitch the lesson more accurately. ]]> 2016-11-10 14:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136726883 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136952013 1. Learners in groups are given some, but not all, the information on the topic. 
2. They become "experts on their topic and can create a poster summarising the info. 
3. "Shoppers" from each group then go and gather information from the other groups. 
4. Shoppers return to the original group and teach them the new content. 
5. All learners complete a quiz based on the entire content. ]]> 2016-11-11 09:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136952013 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136953336 There are lots of variations on this activity, which involves learners writing a question or answer on a piece of paper and throwing it to another learner to answer, or extend. ]]> 2016-11-11 09:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136953336 nhawkins https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136953554 In the workshop, ask learners to peer assess each other's work by asking them to decide if they would pay for the work done. If not - sort it out!]]> 2016-11-11 09:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/136953554 https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/220889372 Gemma Hudson]]> 2018-01-12 09:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/220889372 https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/220889481 For current themes around teaching and learning in the digital age.]]> 2018-01-12 09:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/southdevon/activelearning/wish/220889481