Active Learning Activities

Dragon’s Den – Brain Exploration Techniques

Students engage in a gamified activity mimicking the popular tv show the Dragon's Den.

Group Work Project Contracting

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

Learning in Everyday Life

In this integrative assignment, students analyze their everyday activities through the lens of various learning theories.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

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

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Can I Use the Internet?

How to Write Reading Annotations

Instructional Survey

5 Senses Lab

Urban Planning Project

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Summative Assessment: My Diagnosis Assignment

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

Family HiStories of Migration

Students interview two members of their family to collect information about their family history and present it in class.

Action-Learning Sets

Understanding Agro-Ecosystems by Observing, Writing & Discussing

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Interior Design – Library Design

Geography Video Test