Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

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.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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

Can I Use the Internet?

An Abundance of Bells

How to Write Reading Annotations

5 Senses Lab

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Mouse Coat Colour

Family HiStories of Migration

Students interview two members of their family to collect information about their family history and present it in class.

Mine Ventilation Design

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Organic Food vs GMOs

Interior Design – Library Design

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Experimental Design in Neurobiology