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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STEM Biology

Electron Odyssey: Journey through the Mitochondria’s Electron Transport Chain

Students play the roles of protein complexes to see how electrons, protons, and energy moves through the ETC to produce ATP.

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.

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Social sciences Humanities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

STEM Biology

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Anophthalmia

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

Social sciences Applied arts STEM Health science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Social sciences

Schools of Thought in Psychology

STEM Mathematics

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

STEM Mathematics

Sketching the graph of a curve

Social sciences

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Social sciences Humanities

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

STEM Biology

Organic Food vs GMOs

STEM Biology

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System