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• Gather – Students sit at tables facing each other for group work/discussion but can easily turn to face the front/instructor location.
• Turn and Talk — Students sit at tables in rows facing forward but can turn to talk to the row behind them for group work/discussion.
• Group Share — Students sit at tables facing each other for group work/discussion and have group monitors to share work from a laptop/tablet/cell phone. Those images can also be shared by the instructor to the entire class.
• Tiered Pods — Students sit at tables facing each other for group work/discussion. Tables are arranged in a slight arc where all student can rotate 90 degrees to face the front for lecture or all class discussion.
• Classroom in the Round – Students sit in theater seats around a central podium where the instructor can lead lecture/all group discussion. Instructor can easily move throughout room to individually interact with smaller groups of students

Active Learning Classroom List

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