Abstract #256

# 256
Promoting active learning in teaching and assessment.
Wendy J. Warner*1, 1North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

Learning is not a passive pursuit. To engage in meaningful learning, retain key information, and demonstrate important tasks and/or behaviors, individuals need the opportunity to actively participate. Educational researchers have suggested a holistic model of active learning consisting of information and ideas, experience, and reflective dialog. This presentation will provide pedagogical strategies, assignment ideas, and assessment approaches to support this holistic approach to active learning.



Speaker Bio
Wendy Warner is an associate professor in the Agricultural and Human Sciences Department at North Carolina State University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses both on-campus and via distance in the areas of agriculture teacher preparation, educational technology, and youth program management. Her research interests focus on technology integration, the influence of performance assessments on the student teaching experience, and teaching and learning.