Iteach Conference:

A Community Model for Applying Active Learning and Multi-Media Technology

Janet Cherrington

Minnesota State University, Mankato

106 Morris Hall

Mankato, MN 56001

Abstract:

Many college campuses are inherently self-contained communities. This phenomenon inadvertently stifles the desire for students to learn more about the cultural, historical and social aspects of the college or university’s host city. This paper presents research on a highly interactive teaching-learning model that combined computer-based technology with a lower division general education course. The purpose was to give students a more compelling reason to study cities through a field-based walking tour that took learning outside the classroom into the community and synthesized it with personal essays and multi-media presentations.