Active Learning Framework: pre-workshop, active workshop and post-workshop consolidation replacing lecture-tutorial format

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

The Active Learning Framework (ALF) is the delivery pattern that operationalises the model on the Moodle LMS for face-to-face and online students. As printed, "The ALF is divided into three components, namely, pre-workshop learning, active workshop learning and post workshop consolidation". Pre-workshop replaces the one-hour lecture with short videos plus case-based activities; workshops use varied case-based activities; post-workshop consolidation tests objectives or applies knowledge, closing the weekly iterative cycle.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• An LMS foundation for online teaching practices
• Consistent structure of teaching and learning materials across fully online and blended delivery modes

Constraints

• Described as replacing a one-hour lecture format in this program; effectiveness not yet evaluated

Target Learners

• undergraduate students in blended and fully online modes

Target Goals

• weekly content understanding
• scaffolded progress toward assessment tasks
• critical thinking and engagement outside the classroom

Claims

• Reviewed studies report experiential learning benefits for engagement, skills, confidence and outcomes in human services education [+M]
• An internal program review found absence of a consistent pedagogical framework and need for active case-based materials [+W]

Related Patterns

• Federation University Case Based Experiential Model

Examples

• Use technology to facilitate active participation rather than replace face-to-face learning, potentially creating greater synchronicity between modes
• Blended Learning

Key Sources

• Patil, T., Hunt, M., Cooper, K., & Townsend, R. (2020). Developing a case-based experiential learning model at a program level in a regional university: Reflections on the developmental process. Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 60(2). https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1267932

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title	Active Learning Framework: pre-workshop, active workshop and post-workshop consolidation replacing lecture-tutorial format
description	The Active Learning Framework (ALF) is the delivery pattern that operationalises the model on the Moodle LMS for face-to-face and online students.
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