Professors - Using Student-Driven Learning Methods - Active Learning

Student-driven learning methods are based on the concept of active learning. So that you better understand that term, picture a continuum. If at one end you put active learning, what might you put at the opposite extreme--passive learning?--or is that a state that does not exist? Do lectures, video presentations, and guest speakers engender passive learning? After 15 minutes or so for most learners, does the mind typically become occupied with other thoughts? The research would indicate that

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