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.

Active Learning Activities

9 Results

Gray scale photo of gears
STEM Physics

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

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

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

STEM Physics

Model Building

Students learn to build a conceptual model describing a situation involving an accelerating charged particle.

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

In this activity, students learn to define sustainability and apply this to a single Montreal neighbourhood. 

Social sciences Humanities

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

STEM Biology

Organic Food vs GMOs

STEM Engineering

Engineering Ethics Debate

STEM Chemistry

Chemicards

Using cards in a "Chemicard' deck, students determine which ionic compounds are most likely to form.