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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Mathematics STEM

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Health science

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.

Engineering STEM

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Biology STEM

Fireweed and Seals, oh my! Mini Cases in Population Ecology

Biology STEM

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Chemistry STEM

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

Engineering STEM

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Engineering STEM

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Physics STEM

Dark Lords IF-AT

Biology STEM

Biological Molecules

Biology STEM

Phylogeny

Physics STEM

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Physics STEM

Forces Scavenger Hunt