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.

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15 Activities

Health science

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Interdisciplinary Health science

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Health science

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

STEM Biology

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Social sciences Humanities

Can I Use the Internet?

STEM Biology

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

STEM Biology

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Languages

Rhetorical Strategies

STEM Mathematics

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Languages

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

STEM Chemistry

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

STEM Biology

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

STEM Biology

Cycles of Matter

STEM Health science

Muscle Videos

STEM Chemistry

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution