As a guide for faculty initiating active learning strategies, the authors describe the transition from teaching by traditional lecture to an active learning approach in an introductory pharmacology course. Reasons for the transition are identified along with factors to consider related to faculty, students, course content, and resources. Appropriate activities are discussed, and a description of activities used successfully in this course is given.
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