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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24 Activities

Social sciences Psychology

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.

Languages Interdisciplinary

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

Categorizing for Review

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Languages

Projet Specific: Webzine

Social sciences

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Chemistry Engineering STEM Biology

Building Effective Teams

Social sciences

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

Languages

Three-Tiered Writing

Social sciences

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Languages

Homophones Talent Show

Languages

Dictation: Read and Run

Languages

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

Languages

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Social sciences

Action-Learning Sets

Social sciences

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Languages

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Social sciences

Family Feud

Languages

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

STEM Engineering

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

STEM Engineering

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop