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.

Humanities Social sciences

Students analyze a film or piece of media watched in the course using two concepts: climax and catharsis.

Languages and Literature

These gamified activities will help sensitize students to the nuances of diction and allow them to work together.

Interdisciplinary

Students collaborate to create a historical timeline for a country they will soon be travelling to.

STEM Physics Interdisciplinary

This activity helps students improve their quality of reading annotations using platforms like Perusall.

Humanities

Languages and Literature

STEM Physics General

Students learn to build a conceptual model describing a Mechanics-based situation and practice mathematical problem-solving.

Interdisciplinary

Languages and Literature

In this multiple-class activity, students build a toolkit of essay-writing skills through analyzing a short story text.