I’ve been thinking a lot about how to support active learning in the classroom right now while supporting social distancing and wearing masks. How can I make sure that I am not solely lecturing to the students but encouraging them to actively engage in their learning with the concepts as well as with each other all while respecting the social distancing guidelines? All that to say, I’ve been thinking a lot about it and wanting to know how to support all the learners in my classroom.

As I’ve been researching how best to provide active learning in the classroom given the outside influences, one resource that I found helpful was the blog post, Active Engaged Learning During a Pandemic. Yes,It Can Be Done. In the blog post, Todd Zakrajsek provides active and collaborative learning strategies that can be used in today’s classroom even with masks and social distancing requirements. Many of these strategies can be modified or adapted to meet your students’ and classroom needs. If you have any questions about how to do that, reach out to CTL for support.