The Department of Biology at the College of Education for Pure Sciences organized a training course entitled “Active Learning Skills.”
The course was presented by the following faculty members:
Prof. Dr. Raed Bayesh Katran
Prof. Dr. Yasmin Khudair Khalaf
Prof. Dr. Liqaa Hassoun Sakban
This course aims to highlight the importance of active learning skills in developing students’ ability to think critically and analytically, rather than simply memorizing. It increases student interaction and participation, thus fostering a deeper understanding of the material. It also helps develop problem-solving, teamwork, and responsibility skills.
The course covered several topics, including the concept of active learning and its importance. These included defining active learning and its characteristics, explaining its role in transitioning from traditional, rote-learning-based education to participatory learning, and exploring active learning strategies such as cooperative learning, brainstorming, problem-solving, and project-based learning, along with demonstrating how to implement them in the classroom.
The course also covered active learning strategies such as cooperative learning, brainstorming, problem-solving, and project-based learning, along with an explanation of how to implement them in the classroom. The researchers recommended paying attention to such topics in order to adopt active learning strategies in the educational process instead of traditional rote learning methods. They also recommended training teaching staff in the use of active learning methods and developing their skills in this area.
