Active Learning in large size classes. A multiple case study on technology-enhanced feedback in academic contexts

This study intends to investigate the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in supporting interactions between teachers and students and enhancing feedback for active learning in post-secondary education. The focus is on large size classes, where involving students in meaningful learning experiences can be challenging. The paper presents and discusses a multiple case study based on three different interventions carried out in higher education. ICTs were used to integrate different types of feedback. The results show how adoption of ICTs provided opportunities to improve the quality of feedback with positive implications for motivation, regulation and generation of new understanding. The adoption of ICTs facilitated interaction and feedback among teachers, students and stakeholders such as teachers from schools.