Active Learning Activities

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

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.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Categorizing for Review

Dictation: Read and Run

Rhetorical Strategies

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Race for the Hat!

Systems Ball Toss

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects

Problem Sorting Review