Abstract
Education is the light that shows the right direction and helps to achieve ones goal. A good and innovative teaching helps to produce knowledge rather than simply reproducing knowledge. A paradigm shift from teacher centered instruction to learner centric instruction will direct a student towards real time innovation. Hence, a new dimension in higher education called POGIL, an activity based learning has been designed to empower the students with conceptual knowledge. This team based learning enhances the thinking skills among students and has both personal and academic benefits. From the feedback obtained from both the students and the teachers after successful implementation of POGIL, it was confirmed that this learning technique improved their communication skills, listening skills, problem solving skills and gave an in depth knowledge of the subject.
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