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.

Interdisciplinary Health science

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Health science

Mock Data Collection and Role Play for Health Disciplines In-Lab Practice

Students play the role of a client in a simulated clinical intervention to provide a more authentic context for lab practice

STEM Mathematics

An Abundance of Bells

STEM Biochemistry

Exam Preparation

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Activité sur les Homophones

Languages and Literature

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Languages and Literature

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Social sciences Humanities

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity