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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Mathematics

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

Health science Interdisciplinary

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Health science

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

Health science

DIY Case Building: Reverse Cases for Lung Pathologies

Students build a client "chart" based on a set of basic pathophysiology and contextual elements

Biology STEM

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

STEM Biology Social sciences

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Biochemistry STEM

Exam Preparation

Biochemistry STEM

Blended Learning

Health science STEM

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Languages and Literature

Pratique d’écriture

Student writing on a piece of paper

Engineering STEM

Piece of Paper Question

Biology STEM

Biological Molecules

Biology STEM

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Biology STEM

Cycles of Matter