Active Learning Blog

At the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, students spend much of their class time applying their academic reading and theory in clinical, real-world, case-like situations. Critical to Iowa State’s pedagogical model is ensuring that lectures are time well-spent and students are prepared to apply their learning. Student engagement matters, as  research tells us.

Dr. Jackie Miller of the University of Michigan is exercising the innovative HyFlex+ teaching method using Echo360's active learning and live streaming platform for a statistics course that will engage more than 2,000 undergraduate students when fully deployed in 2016. 

Sydney TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is one of Australia’s most distinguished training providers and has been offering training to the people and industry of Sydney for over 120 years. They are one of the largest TAFE institutions in the country, with seven colleges across eight metropolitan campuses in Sydney, Australia. Their mission to provide vocational education and training (VET) is challenging. They must continually adapt and offer new courses to serve the evolving needs of attracting, retaining, and engaging diverse cohorts of learners.