Active Learning Activities

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

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.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

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

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Categorizing for Review

Peer Review

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Dictation: Read and Run

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Rhetorical Strategies

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Family Feud

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

National Building Code Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Home Wiring