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 Social sciences

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

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 Biology

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Physics STEM

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Social sciences

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Applied arts STEM Health science Social sciences

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Chemistry STEM

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages

Dictation: Read and Run

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Languages

Pratique d’écriture

Social sciences

Identity Dot Exercise

Languages

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Languages

Rhetorical Strategies

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Applied arts

National Building Code Jeopardy

General

Race for the Hat!

Physics STEM

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Physics STEM

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Chemistry STEM

Explosives Detective

Physics STEM

Home Wiring

Physics STEM

Problem Sorting

Physics STEM

Problem Sorting Review

Physics STEM

Newton’s Third Law