Active Learning Activities

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.

COPD Pathophysiology: Construct One Patient Description

Create a clinical presentation for a COPD patient, linked to pathophysiology & differentiated from other COPD conditions

Data Mining and Sorting: Scaffolding the Exploration of Scientific Articles

The purpose of this activity is to deepen students' understanding of cardiac pathophysiology

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

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

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Dictation: Read and Run

Pratique d’écriture

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

Sketching the graph of a curve

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Race for the Hat!

Systems Ball Toss

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Muscle Videos

Home Wiring

Interacting Objects