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.

STEM Biology

A familiar and easy to implement game to help students with recall of biological terms.

STEM Biology

A fun consolidating activity at the end of a topic or unit to help students categorize and consolidate biological terms.

Social sciences Humanities

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

Interdisciplinary

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

Interdisciplinary Health science

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

Social sciences

Languages and Literature General

This activity has students challenge the literal meaning of a text (ie. the supernatural explanation for a murder).

STEM Biology

Social sciences

STEM Biology

In this game-based activity, students learn about natural selection, evolution of traits, and data collection and analysis.