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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16 Activities

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.

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.

Languages and Literature Interdisciplinary

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

STEM Mathematics

An Abundance of Bells

STEM Chemistry

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

Chemistry Engineering STEM Biology

Building Effective Teams

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

STEM Chemistry

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Languages and Literature

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Languages and Literature

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

STEM Mathematics

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Languages and Literature

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

STEM Chemistry

Do You Know Your Stereochemistry?

STEM Chemistry

Elemental Superhero

STEM Chemistry

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution