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.

Physics STEM

These mini-video projects require students to engage with course concepts and make connections to the world in which we live.

Social sciences

In this multiple-class activity, students explore a chosen neighborhood in Montreal and investigate significant social issues

Social sciences

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

Interdisciplinary

Applied arts Health science Social sciences

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with the potential of online tools for problem-solving.

Environmental science

In this activity, students learn to define sustainability and apply this to a single Montreal neighbourhood.

Environmental science

In this semester-long activity, students visit a farm several times to engage in a critical analysis of that ecosystem.

Engineering STEM

In this semester-long activity, students design and analyze mine ventilation systems as well as problem-solving skills.

Engineering STEM

Environmental science

The aim of this project is to get students thinking about facts and concepts related to rivers in the field (in real life!).