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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33 Activities

Interdisciplinary Languages and Literature

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

Chemistry Biology

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

Humanities Social sciences

Can I Use the Internet?

Biochemistry STEM

Exam Preparation

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review

Chemistry STEM

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Languages and Literature

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Chemistry STEM

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

Languages and Literature

Rhetorical Strategies

Languages and Literature

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

Physics STEM

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Environmental science

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Humanities Social sciences

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Languages and Literature

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

General

Race for the Hat!

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Engineering STEM

Engineering Ethics

Engineering STEM

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Engineering STEM

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings