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What is Active Engagement/Active Learning

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training
Learning environments that involve students in doing things, thinking about what they are doing, and applying what they are learning.
Published in Chapter:
Fostering Online Communities of Practice in Career and Technical Education
Lesley Farmer (California State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch015
Abstract
Career and vocational educators (CTE) need to find ways to foster online communities of practice (CoP) in order to optimize learning and application of knowledge to real workplaces. Not only do students engage more actively in their learning, but they gain from multiple perspectives, and can develop more complex projects with the help of others. Instruction needs to be designed to help students get to know each other, and collaborate. Technological tools can facilitate such interaction, overcoming time and space issues. Particularly as WebWeb 2.0 tools facilitate collaboration, online CoPs can thrive. Nevertheless, equity issues of physical and intellectual access need to be considered when creating such online learning environments.
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