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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14 Activities

Languages and Literature

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Languages and Literature

Reimagining the Reading Quiz: Peer Instruction in English

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

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

Languages and Literature Interdisciplinary

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Languages and Literature

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

Languages and Literature

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Applied arts

Interior Design – Library Design

STEM Engineering

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

STEM Engineering

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

STEM Engineering

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings