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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Interdisciplinary

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.

Gray scale photo of gears
Physics STEM

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

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.

Biology STEM

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Biology STEM

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

Photo by Samuel Austin on Unsplash
Biology STEM

“Light, Camera, Action” Starring Reactions in Photosynthesis

General

Race for the Hat!

Physics STEM

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Physics STEM

Lenz’s Law