A central focus in education today must be student empowerment. One way to put learning in the students’ hands is to ensure their part in the learning experience is in large part their own choice.

Authentic learning experiences bridge the gap between theory and practice, preparing students for real-world careers. However, focusing on a single module can have its drawbacks. Instead, combining ...

For three years, I followed a traditional teaching model: one teacher delivers all the content to a diverse set of learners. My students, regardless of their learning style, prerequisite skills, and ...

Why authentic learning? There are so many reasons to choose from, some of the most important being: providing deep purpose for learning, empowering students, providing differentiation and choice ...

Getting students workplace-ready is a challenge. By partnering with industry, lecturers can offer authentic learning experiences and assessments that equip students for future success in their chosen ...

To support improved student outcomes, educators increasingly look to technology. But how do they fuel authentic engagement, using technology as a tool to not only enhance learning but also inspire ...

The educational shift to include authentic, or hands-on, real-world, learning also includes introducing students to 3D printing technology, design, prototyping and verification. Featuring case studies ...

The teaching and learning experience in some institutions of higher learning is not very different from that in high school. COURTESY PHOTO In the book, You Can’t Make Fish Climb Trees: Overcoming ...

Authentic learning is not new. Indeed, the age-old apprenticeship model, mixing theory with practice over an extended time, is based on the idea of ‘learning by doing’ and preparing learners for the ...