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

11 Results

Languages and Literature 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

Physics Interdisciplinary STEM

How to Write Reading Annotations

This activity helps students improve their quality of reading annotations using platforms like Perusall.

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Chemistry Engineering STEM Biology

Building Effective Teams

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STEM Biology

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

STEM Biology

From “Yum” to “Yuk”: A Case in Point… Mutation

Environmental science

Understanding Agro-Ecosystems by Observing, Writing & Discussing

In this semester-long activity, students visit a farm several times to engage in a critical analysis of that ecosystem.

STEM Biology

Does X Associate with Y?

STEM Biology

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

STEM Biology

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

STEM Biology

Biological Molecules