Nature

Active learning applied to automated physical systems increases the rate of discovery

Active machine learning is widely used in computational studies where repeated numerical simulations can be conducted on high performance computers without human intervention. But translation of these ...
Nature

Flow control of three-dimensional cylinders transitioning to turbulence via multi-agent reinforcement learning

The transportation industry, and the aerospace sector in particular, requires new ground-breaking methods to overcome the challenges that they are currently facing, i.e., the need to reduce fossil ...
Drexel University

Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies

Active and Collaborative Learning Strategies The classic: think-pair-share Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time ...
Drexel University

Active Learning and the Science of Learning

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...
University of Wyoming

Active Learning Spectrum

There are many active learning modalities informed by different teaching and learning traditions. We envision these modalities on a spectrum. This spectrum can be rearranged depending on the quality ...
Wired

Active Learning Leads to Higher Grades and Fewer Failing Students in Science, Math, and Engineering

Think back to when you learned how to ride a bike. You probably didn't master this skill by listening to a series of riveting lectures on bike riding. Instead, you tried it out for yourself, made ...