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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Humanities Social sciences

Group Work Project Contracting

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

Health science

PharmaPuzzle Relay Race: Match the Meds and Win!

In this fast-paced relay, teams match categories of information to finish first and win the game

Physics STEM

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Social sciences

Gender and Job Inequality

Health science STEM

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

History Social sciences

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Biology STEM

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Chemistry STEM

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Physics STEM

Reflective Writing On Waves