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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Interdisciplinary

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Languages and Literature

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Cell Phone and tablet with programming code

Mathematics

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

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

STEM Physics

Active Learning Activities

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Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

Silent Discussion

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law