Teaching Information Assurance and Management in an Active Learning
Abstract
We discuss several active learning techniques for the Master’s level course IASP 540 – Information Assurance and Management – at Mercy College. Research studies have shown that traditional passive listening to lectures does not do much to help student comprehension and retention of information learned in the course. Active learning techniques, including individual- based learning, collaborative learning and cooperative learning techniques have been proven to be successful in engaging students and improving students’ skills as they become Information Assurance professionals in the future. Anecdotal evidence states that active learning pedagogies have generally been well received by the students in the course IASP 540. In the future, we would like to try out other relevant active learning techniques in this course and other Information Assurance and Computer Science courses.