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Teaching Tools and Techniques

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Active learning involves engaging students in activities that require them to participate actively in the learning process, rather than passively receiving information. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL).

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From Static to Interactive and From Open to Free: Consequences Both Intended and Unintended

Iterating Toward Openness

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Consequently, students who print do worse on both quizzes and final exams than their peers who work online. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.