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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Humanities Social sciences

Finding Catharsis in Film and Media

Students analyze a film or piece of media watched in the course using two concepts: climax and catharsis.

Cell Phone and tablet with programming code

Mathematics

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

Humanities Social sciences

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Environmental science

Instructional Survey

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

History

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

History Social sciences

Family HiStories of Migration

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

Environmental science

Understanding Agro-Ecosystems by Observing, Writing & Discussing

Mathematics STEM

Sketching the graph of a curve

Humanities Social sciences

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Environmental science

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Environmental science

Systems Ball Toss

Environmental science

Active Learning Activities