Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

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.

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Gender and Job Inequality

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Building Effective Teams

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

Action-Learning Sets

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Does X Associate with Y?

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Biological Molecules

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Home Wiring