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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STEM Education

Drawing to Learn: Doing Science is more Complex that You Think

Students draw a diagram of how they think scientists "do science." These are improved then compared with an expert diagram.

100 years of work (Public Domain)
Applied arts

100 Years of Work

This is a jigsaw activity where students map key developments in workplace design over 100 years.

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Applied arts

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

This activity uses real life case study examples to give students a more in-depth look at analytics.

Physics General STEM

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

STEM Health science Social sciences Applied arts

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Languages and Literature General

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

Chemistry Engineering STEM Biology

Building Effective Teams

Applied arts

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Applied arts

National Building Code Jeopardy

General

Race for the Hat!