Instructional Strategies

Taking practice-based and literature-informed approaches, the CTL partners with Queen’s educators by providing expertise to enhance pedagogical practices, and provides educational leadership within the context of Canadian higher education.

Instructional Strategies

Resources

Hands raised in a classroom with the title of the resource listedFocus on Active Learning Guide

Included here are strategies designed to support students’ active learning in a variety of contexts:

  • lecture;
  • tutorial/seminar;
  • and team- or group-based learning.

All strategies can be adapted to multiple contexts, face-to-face or virtual, and are presented simply as catalysts to your own creativity. The single most critical factor in selecting a strategy is ensuring that it directly supports the intended learning outcomes.

  Focus on Active Learning Guide (PDF, 433KB)

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