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.

Active Learning Activities

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Languages and Literature

Constructive Commentary

This activity guides students through set steps and strategies to comment on their peers' creative writing.

Languages and Literature

Editing Exercise: Mock Academic Conference

Students write, present as 'experts', and edit.

Gray scale photo of gears
Physics STEM

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Interdisciplinary Languages and Literature

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Physics STEM

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

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

Physics STEM

Physics Worksheet Based Activity

Environmental science

Instructional Survey

Languages and Literature

Les Ateliers de Creation

Physics STEM

Live Demonstrations of Beats and Interference of Sound

Physics STEM

Model Building

Physics STEM

Circuits: Card Sorting With Multiple Representations (E&M)

Physics STEM

Electrostatics: Card Sorting With Mutiple Representations (E&M)

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

General Languages and Literature

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

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Languages and Literature

Rédaction d’un Paragraphe de Texte Expressif

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

Languages and Literature

Activité sur les Homophones

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.

Languages and Literature

Pratique d’écriture

Languages and Literature

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)