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In this chapter, the maintenance of high-quality teaching in mega classes using active learning will be explored. A number of steps in the process are thoroughly analysed, so that interested parties can learn how to take advantage of active learning methods. Such teaching practices are dynamic and require continuous improvement. Moreover, more than 30 years of relevant experience have led to the teaching style described below, which contains demanding team-projects, in connection with one another, and the sections ‘Best practices’ and ‘Historical aspects’ show the way they have evolved. This chapter promotes both innovation and smart solutions to make lectures more efficient. A brief chart of the contribution of the experiential learning methods implemented in the following case study can be found in Appendix A, Figure 29.1.
What I hear, I forget.
What I see, I remember.
What I do, I understand.
(Confucius1)
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Papazoglou, N. (2015). Enhancing Educational Quality through Active Learning in Mega Classes. In: Taras, V., Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Experiential Learning in International Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137467720_29
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