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.

Active Learning Activities

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Languages and Literature

Editing Exercise: Mock Academic Conference

Students write, present as 'experts', and edit.

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Humanities Social sciences

Finding Catharsis in Film and Media

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

Psychology Social sciences

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.

Physics STEM

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

STEM Biology Social sciences

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Applied arts STEM Health science Social sciences

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Chemistry STEM

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Social sciences

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Social sciences

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

Chemistry STEM

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Social sciences

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Social sciences

Family Feud

Chemistry STEM

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Chemistry STEM

Stereochemistry Activity

Languages and Literature

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Physics STEM

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Physics STEM

Lenz’s Law

Chemistry STEM

Limestone Rescue

Physics STEM

Interacting Objects

Physics STEM

Problem Sorting Review