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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14 Activities

Health science

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

STEM Health science

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

Interdisciplinary Health science

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Health science

PharmaPuzzle Relay Race: Match the Meds and Win!

In this fast-paced relay, teams match categories of information to finish first and win the game

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Social sciences Applied arts STEM Health science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

STEM Health science

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Languages

Dictation: Read and Run

Applied arts

National Building Code Jeopardy

General

Race for the Hat!

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

STEM Engineering

Engineering Ethics

Student writing on a piece of paper
STEM Engineering

Piece of Paper Question

STEM Health science

Muscle Snowballs