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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Social sciences Humanities

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Physics

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Health science

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

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

STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

These mini-video projects require students to engage with course concepts and make connections to the world in which we live.

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

STEM Mathematics

Sketching the graph of a curve

STEM Engineering

Engineering Ethics Debate

Student writing on a piece of paper
STEM Engineering

Piece of Paper Question

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective

STEM Health science

Muscle Videos

STEM Health science

Muscle Snowballs

STEM Physics

Newton’s Third Law