Active Learning Activities

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

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

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

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

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Pratique d’écriture

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Engineering Ethics

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Piece of Paper Question

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Muscle Videos