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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Psychology

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Social sciences Psychology

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

Social sciences Psychology

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

Biology Chemistry

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.

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Sensation and Perception Lab

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Piece of Paper Question

Limestone Rescue

Explosives Detective

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution