Active Learning Activities

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.

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

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

Sensation and Perception Lab

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

An Abundance of Bells

Categorizing for Review

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Two Stage Quiz

Gender Socialization throughout the Life Course

Students complete a grid that illustrates different life periods that reinforce gender narratives.

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Sketching the graph of a curve

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Family Feud

Museum Tour

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

National Building Code Jeopardy

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Dark Lords IF-AT

Kinematics Concept Mapping