Active Learning Activities

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Low Stakes Debate

Categorizing for Review

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Gender and Job Inequality

Action-Learning Sets

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Organic Food vs GMOs

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Engineering Ethics

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3