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

Relay runner on starting line
Health science

The Amazing Race: An Ethical Quest

In this activity, teams of students race to complete a series of challenges related to ethics in nursing.

Health science

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Languages and Literature Interdisciplinary

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

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

Biology Chemistry

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

Languages and Literature

Pratique d’écriture

General

Race for the Hat!

STEM Physics

Kinematics Concept Mapping

STEM Physics

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

STEM Chemistry

Elemental Superhero

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective

STEM Physics

Home Wiring

STEM Physics

Interacting Objects

STEM Physics

Problem Sorting

STEM Physics

Problem Sorting Review

STEM Physics

Newton’s Third Law

STEM Physics

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3