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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14 Activities

Health science

The Heart of the Matter: Exploring Exercise in Cardiac Disease

Before class, students read an article and gather 5 elements. In class, they "pool" findings and sort into categories.

Health science Interdisciplinary

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Chemistry

Crash Course: Collision Theory

Students use PhET simulation to learn how factors affect reaction rate (collision theory) through hands-on activities

Biology STEM

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Biology STEM

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

Languages

Pratique d’écriture

Biology STEM

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Social sciences

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Languages

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Chemistry STEM

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Social sciences

Museum Tour

Biology STEM

Cycles of Matter

Health science STEM

Muscle Videos

Chemistry STEM

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution