Table of Contents
Editor’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Exploring Active Learning Theories, Practices,
and Contexts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Defining Active Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. A Historical View of Active Learning . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Active Learning and Authentic Learning . . . . . . 8
A. What is authentic learning? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Connecting active learning and
authentic learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Action Research and Active Learning . . . . . . . . .10
A. What is action research? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
B. Connecting active learning
and action research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
C. Active learning studies using
action research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
D. Concerns about active learning . . . . . . . . . . .12
6. Evaluative Active Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
A. What is evaluative active learning? . . . . . . . .13
B. Peer Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
C. Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) . . .13
D. Instructor evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
7. Active Learning in Communication Studies . . . .14
8. Active Learning in the Online Classroom . . . . . .16
A. An overview of authentic learning
in the online classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
B. Elements of active learning
in the online classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
C. Learnertolearner
interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
D. Learnertoinstructor
interaction . . . . . . . . . .18
E. Measuring online learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
9. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Refrences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Briefly Noted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Recommended Citation
Vanhorn, Shannon; Ward, Susan M.; Weismann, Kimberly M.; Crandall, Heather; Reule, Jonna; and Leonard, Robert
(2019)
"Exploring Active Learning Theories, Practices, and Contexts,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 38:
Iss.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol38/iss3/1