Active Learning Activities

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Building Effective Teams

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Pratique d’écriture

Rhetorical Strategies

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Piece of Paper Question

Reflective Writing On Waves

Biological Molecules

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Muscle Snowballs

Newton’s Third Law