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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Psychology

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

Social sciences Psychology

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

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

Interdisciplinary Health science

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Biology Chemistry

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Aim of the activity is to increase students’ understanding of molecules’ movement through the cell membrane.

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Sensation and Perception Lab

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Categorizing for Review

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Gender and Job Inequality

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Action-Learning Sets

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

What is Torque?

Momentum Photoproject

Problem Sorting

Photo Concept Maps: Parts 1, 2 & 3