Active Learning: A Shift from Passive Learning to Student Engagement Improves Understanding and Contextualization of Nutrition and Community Health

• Main Authors: Poyani Bavishi (Author), Alana Birnhak (Author), John Gaughan (Author), Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams (Author), Sangita Phadtare (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Challenging the notion of "teaching by telling," active learning utilizes a student-oriented approach by emphasizing the concept of knowledge retention through peer interaction. To further examine the potential of active learning, we created a workshop based on didactic education and stude...