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.

Languages and Literature

Research, writing & editing activity that builds interpretive skills and the ability to incorporate research.

Social sciences Humanities

Students analyze a film or piece of media watched in the course using two concepts: climax and catharsis.

Social sciences Psychology

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

Social sciences Applied arts Health science

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with the potential of online tools for problem-solving.

Social sciences

In this activity, students analyze 5 characters from a film in order to diagnose them using techniques learned in the course.

Social sciences

In this activity, students compare 4 psychological perceptive of suicide (anomic, fatalistic, egoistic, and altruistic).

Languages and Literature

Social sciences

Social sciences

Languages and Literature

Students learn literary and poetic elements that will be part of their fundamental 'toolbox' for the rest of the course.

Applied arts