Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

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

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Projet Specific: Webzine

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Three-Tiered Writing

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Problem Sorting Review

Newton’s Third Law