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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16 Activities

Languages and Literature

Silent Discussion

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

Two people in a conversation
Social sciences Psychology

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

STEM Biochemistry

Exam Preparation

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Social sciences Applied arts STEM Health science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Social sciences

Gender and Job Inequality

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

Social sciences

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Social sciences History

Reflective Reading on Islam

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

Languages and Literature

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Languages and Literature

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Social sciences

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise