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.

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Psychology

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Psychology Social sciences

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

Chemistry

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

Chemistry Biology

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Humanities Social sciences

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Social sciences

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Social sciences

Gender and Job Inequality

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Languages

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Social sciences

Identity Dot Exercise

Languages

Rhetorical Strategies

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Social sciences

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Engineering STEM

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Chemistry STEM

Explosives Detective