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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STEM Mathematics

Two-stage Testing for Second-year Math Students

Students are given four 2-stage tests throughout a semester; 1st stage written individually, 2nd students work in groups.

Health science

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

Environmental science

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

STEM Chemistry

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

STEM Biology

Protein Separation

STEM Biology

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

STEM Engineering

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

STEM Physics

Dark Lords IF-AT

STEM Physics

Forces Scavenger Hunt

STEM Chemistry

Explosives Detective

STEM Physics

Newton’s Third Law