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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Gray scale photo of gears
Physics STEM

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

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

Psychology Social sciences

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Interdisciplinary Languages

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Humanities Social sciences

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review

Chemistry STEM

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages

Dictation: Read and Run

Chemistry STEM

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Languages

Rhetorical Strategies

Languages

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Environmental science

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Applied arts

Interior Design – Library Design

Applied arts

National Building Code Jeopardy

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Physics STEM

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Chemistry STEM

Limestone Rescue

Chemistry STEM

Elemental Superhero

Chemistry STEM

Explosives Detective

Physics STEM

Home Wiring

Physics STEM

Interacting Objects

Physics STEM

Problem Sorting Review