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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31 Activities

Two people in a conversation
Psychology Social sciences

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

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

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

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Languages

Projet Specific: Webzine

Social sciences

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Languages

Three-Tiered Writing

Languages

Pratique d’écriture

Photo by Samuel Austin on Unsplash
Biology STEM

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

Biology STEM

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

Languages

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

Social sciences

Action-Learning Sets

Mathematics STEM

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

Mathematics STEM

Sketching the graph of a curve

Humanities Social sciences

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Biology STEM

Organic Food vs GMOs

Physics STEM

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Biology STEM

Does X Associate with Y?

Applied arts

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Applied arts

Interior Design – Library Design

Biology STEM

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System