Awakening the Zombie: How to Transform Your Class with Active Learning

Awakening the Zombie: How to Transform Your Class with Active Learning – a presention by: Shawn Orr, Ashland University

In her webinar on active learning, Shawn Orr pointed to a number of helpful resources to integrate active learning into your classroom.  Watch the recorded session below.

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of the resources and tools that Shawn references in her presentation, along with links to find them quickly.

Content Already Created To Use in Your Course

• YouTube Videos
• TeacherTube Videos
• TedTalks
• MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online TeachingKhan Academy
• ThinkBox TV
• Prezi

Tools You Can Use to Create Engaging Content

• Prezi
• ShowMe
• PowToon
• EduCreation
• Jing
• Explain Everything
• Screencast-o-matic
• ScreenChomp
• Haiku Deck

Interactive Student Response Games

• Poll Everywhere
• BuzzIn
• Plickers
• ShowMe
• Cengage Read App (or other apps available with your digital platform)
• Kahoot

Find more from Shawn and others on The Empowered Educator Virtual Event site. Watch recorded presentations at your convenience and find other resources and ideas to help increase student engagement and success.