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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19 Activities

Psychology Social sciences

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.

Gray scale photo of gears
Physics STEM

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

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.

Interdisciplinary Languages

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

Physics STEM

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Social sciences

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

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Biology STEM

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

Languages

Dictation: Read and Run

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Languages

Pratique d’écriture

Languages

Rhetorical Strategies

Social sciences

Family Feud

Applied arts

National Building Code Jeopardy

Biology STEM

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Biology STEM

Biological Molecules

Physics STEM

Home Wiring

Physics STEM

Newton’s Third Law