Active Learning Classrooms at Carolina

Active Learning Classrooms at Carolina

In response to a 2012 faculty survey on classrooms, the University continues to experiment with active learning classroom designs to accommodate a wider range of teaching methods. In fall 2018, the University approved a Phase I of a master plan put forward by the Classroom Policy Steering Committee to expedite updates to roughly a third of the University’s general purpose classrooms. A Phase II proposal for the classrooms modernization initiative has been submitted.

Active learning classrooms at Carolina are designed with the following core instructional goals in mind:

1. Enhance interaction between students (e.g., sustained eye contact);
2. Make it possible for instructors to interact directly with every student in the classroom;
3. Allow for efficient transitions between different instructional methods (e.g., lecture, small group work, full class discussion).

Teach in an Active Learning Classroom

Familiarize yourself with UNC’s active learning classrooms. Learn more about all of our general purpose classrooms (central campus) at the ITS Classroom Hotline website. Under Classroom Type, select Active Learning for your search.

Request an active learning classroom. Your department’s scheduling officer can now include a classroom feature request through Connect Carolina for each course. Active Learning Classroom is one of eight possible feature requests. Learn more about how to take advantage of this new option.

Active learning halls. The University current has two former lecture halls that have been renovated as active learning halls. Greenlaw 101 seats 100 and Carroll 111 seats 210. If you are interested in teaching in either of these classrooms, contact Bob Henshaw.

Let us hear from you! If you are having difficulty scheduling a course in an active learning classroom, please contact Bob Henshaw.

Resources for Instructors Teaching in Active Learning Classrooms