UNIV1202/S: Becoming Active Learners

Course Description

In this 1-credit hour course students will develop skills to be successful active learners within a variety of instructional modalities. Students will learn to engage peers and instructors, embrace collaborative learning and study groups, reflect on their progress and strategies, and adapt based on self-reflection and results.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Capitalize on a personal understanding of the culture and expectations of higher education, particularly those of a research university
Engage in self-motivation practices to maintain interest in academic content given common instructional modalities in college (lecture, online, seminar)
Maintain behavioral, psychological, and affective engagement in common educational delivery modalities (small and large-group discussion, game-based learning environments, student-led seminars)
Engage active learning strategies conducive to success in specific content-courses
Thrive in out-of-class active learning strategies conducive to success in specific content-courses (group projects, case studies)

Course Syllabi

You can find the UNIV course syllabus by searching the UGA Syllabus Browse website.

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