Active Learning Activities
Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.
Selected Filters:
- Applied arts
- Interdisciplinary
- Social sciences
- History
- Humanities
- Psychology
- Biochemistry
- Engineering
- Environmental science
- Mathematics
- College & CEGEP
- University
- Peer Instruction & Think-pair-share
- Game-Based Instruction & Gamification
- Case Studies
- Gallery Walk
- Reflective Writing
- Just in Time Teaching (JiTT)
- Flipped Classroom
- Distributed Problem Solving
- Group Grid
- Peer Assessment
- One Minute Paper
- Project-Based Instruction
- Two-Stage Assessment
- Preparation & knowledge activation
- Consolidation & metacognition
- Assessment & knowledge refinement
- Exploration & inquiry
- Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins)
- Single class period (< 90 mins)
- Multiple class periods (2-3 classes)
- Part of a semester (4-6 weeks)
- Semester long
- Very small (< 20)
- Small (20-49)
- Medium (50-99)
