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Unit 9 Learning
Lesson 1 Active Learning
Learning?
Active learning?
Passive learning?
Types of learning?
Think about the following questions independently and then share your opinions in class.
1. How do you understand “active learning” literally(字面上)?
2. How do you understand “passive learning” literally?
3. Active learners VS passive learners: What features do they have?
Active learning is a method of learning that is not only about listening to lectures and trying to remember what the teacher has said. The oppoiste method is “passive learning”.
What do active learners do?
Discuss
to take notes
to focus on
to ask questions
to reflect on
to pay attention to
to be curious
to be open-minded
to listen to a different point of view
What do active learners do?
Who may be an active learner in your class?
The phrases below can help you.
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions.
1. What do most people believe about the human brain? Is it true?
2. What is active learning?
3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article?
Pre-reading
READ AND EXPLORE.
1. What do most people believe about the human brain? Is it true?
2. What is active learning?
3. What is Kevin Daum going to talk about in the article?
Most people believe that our brain learns automatically. But, it's not true.
Active learning is training ourselves to be better learners, to actively take part in the learning process.
Kevin Daum is going to talk about how to take an active role in your learning.
Fast-reading
Read the rest of the text quickly.
Write the subheadings before the corresponding paragraphs.
- Ask questions
- Get to the truth
- Listen to the outer voice
- Focus on the message
- Argue with your inner voice
While-reading
Careful-reading
Read the first suggestion. Identify(识别) the learning actions, reasons and learning effects in the diagram. Then, do the same for the other four suggestions.
While-reading
Actions
Reasons
Effects
Framework
How ?
If not , (negative)
/ If so,