We added a new guide to our website! This compendium of interactive techniques was compiled and shared via Creative Commons by a Dr. Kevin Yee (Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies at the University of South Florida).
The techniques in the compendium have multiple benefits, including students becoming more attentive and engaged—two prerequisites for effective learning. Ultimately, interactive techniques are often more effective than lectures at enabling student learning. Not all of the techniques covered in the resource will be universally appealing, so choose whichever strategies are right for your teaching style, personality, students, and subject-matter.
Categories of interactive techniques in the collection include the following:
- Lecture (Large Class Size)
- Lecture (Small Class Size)
- Individual Student Activities
- Student Pairs Activities
- Student Group Activities
- Second Chance Testing
- Authorized “Cheating” on In-Class Quizzes
- Testing Strategies
- YouTube
- Mobile and Tablet Devices
- Clickers, Student Responses, and Alternatives
- Creating Groups
- Icebreakers
- Games (Useful for Review)
- Interaction through Homework
- Student Questions
- Role-Play
- Student Presentations
- Brainstorming
- Online Interaction
Additional resources are listed as well for further exploration. Visit the Interactive Techniques resource guide on our website to explore different strategies to engage your students as active learners.
