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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Biology STEM

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

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Humanities Social sciences

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Physics

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Health science

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Physics STEM

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Biology STEM

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

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Engineering STEM

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Mathematics STEM

Sketching the graph of a curve

Humanities Social sciences

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Biology STEM

Organic Food vs GMOs

Engineering STEM

Engineering Ethics

Engineering STEM

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Student writing on a piece of paper
Engineering STEM

Piece of Paper Question

Chemistry STEM

Explosives Detective

Health science STEM

Muscle Videos

Physics STEM

Newton’s Third Law