"When the weather is nice and there is a good place to gather as a class, holding class outside periodically can be beneficial to learning. The change in the environment can modify the class environment, encourage more interaction between the class and instructor, and make it easier for students to remember the discussion from that class session.This activity requires little to no additional preparation as standard discussion strategies can happen in the same format, simply in a different place. For example, checking the forecast may allow a few days to prepare a discussion in a philosophy class whereby the instructor walks slowly through the campus discussing critical ideas or an instructor might sit outside with physics students and have students present examples of the processes being discussed. In addition to using outside experiences to augment course discussions, the Can We Have Class Outside? IDEA can help change the class dynamics with benefits that extend after the outside class session. Moreover, having class outside can be fun for both the students and instructor." — Teaching for Learning, Major CH, Harris MS, Zakrajsek T, 2016
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