{"id":899,"date":"2026-07-14T13:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/?page_id=899"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:26:37","slug":"active-learning-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/active-learning-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Active Learning Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull page-header-cover has-palette-color-2-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c52a2c6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;min-height:100px;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-header-cover-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6ed14f6e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(1.502rem, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.248), 2.5rem);\">Teaching Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-palette-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.531), 1.3rem);\"><strong><strong><strong>From quick tips to deep dives into innovative teaching practices.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium page-header-cover-img wp-container-content-d9f67ff0\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-right:5%;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:5%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x277.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-1024x944.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/2026\/08\/image-2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull has-custom-font-size is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c7b91726 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.531), 1.3rem);\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-palette-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"> Guides &amp; Templates<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/active-learning-support\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Active Learning Support<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button mobile-full-width\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-palette-color-7-color has-palette-color-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-border-color has-palette-color-8-border-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/teaching-resources\/blackboard-online-teaching-support\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Blackboard &amp; Online Teaching<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-8-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-8-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" id=\"view\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Active Learning Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list external-link-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1U4U9if9S6RzIjRzrkrovwuZSOluZEdTv\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Active Learning Big Cards<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF)<strong><br><\/strong>This is a guide created by Eric Moore (see information about Moore here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/innospire.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/innospire.org\/<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/10e4JrPmy3OXTmFjbwG5SXHRBXm41R5hU\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Active Learning Continuum<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(PDF)<strong><br><\/strong>This two-page guide gives explanations of the most common active learning techniques and where they land on a continuum of student thinking from simple to complex\/deep thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1G9IQQnq6oKxyM7vj2TKS3rsDgMV-Hlk7\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Active Learning Increases Performance in STEM<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<br>This is an article reporting on a study that analyzed results of active learning versus traditional lecturing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1d2nzhHt_FMTslfNDdss1pA-C8pduUQZf\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Collaborative Learning Techniques<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<br>This guide lists a variety of collaborative (active) learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vATEoqW7tupGGS4m2QUaNjQLs1oWLepz\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Evidence of Active Learning<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(PDF)<br>This is an article that summarizes the major research studies on active learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active Learning Support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2403,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-899","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1913,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/899\/revisions\/1913"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/smith-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}