As a student, I think I am engaged in active and passive learning every day. So what is the difference between active and passive learning? I would say that active learning is learner-centered and passive learning is teacher centered. According to EDCI337, I think we already engaged a lot of passive learning, for example, every week, we access the posts of course materials to learn, and make our own blog, there were lots of active learning, too, because we need to meet learning pod members to discuss our learning result, personally, I think both way works on me well.
Looking back on my past learning experiences, passive learning actually did a lot to improve my learning efficiency. It was not because the teacher did not provide opportunities for interaction in the curriculum, but because of my personality, I would always feel shy when interacting with others and I would feel very nervous when I spoke in front of the class. I believe that many other students would feel similar to me, because there are indeed many introverts in the class like me, and we all prefer to accept passive learning and quietly access what we need when we need it. Active learning is harder for me because it often means I need more courage to share my learning or ideas with others, which is actually more stressful in a way.
Moreover, I think passive learning and active learning actually helps improve you in different fields(Leon Ho,2020). some of the key skills that passive learning helps improve are:
- Writing skills
- Listening skills
- Organization skills
Ans some key skills that active learning helps improve are:
- Analysis
- Evaluation
- Public speaking
- Collaboration
which one is the best learning style? I think both of them could be the best way, or you can combine them when you are learning. The best way to learn then is to find your purpose for learning and apply the style that best matches it.
Here is a video may helpful for learners:
Reference:
Leon Ho, 2020, Passive Learning vs Active Learning: Which Is More Effective?Lifehack. https://www.lifehack.org/858084/passive-learning
YouTube video by Upswing, 2021. How to learn efficiently and effectively / Active learning and passive learning / Effective learning? https://youtu.be/-G6phvIY6fQ