Active Learning Activities

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

Blended Learning

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Fireweed and Seals, oh my! Mini Cases in Population Ecology

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Piece of Paper Question

Dark Lords IF-AT

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Biological Molecules

Phylogeny

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Cycles of Matter

Explosives Detective

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Newton’s Third Law