Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

Silent Discussion

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

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Projet Specific: Webzine

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Three-Tiered Writing

Dictation: Read and Run

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Family Feud

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law