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.

Social sciences Psychology

Students engage in a gamified activity mimicking the popular tv show the Dragon's Den.

Interdisciplinary

Students collaborate to create a historical timeline for a country they will soon be travelling to.

Mathematics

In teams, students explore the binary number system and create parameters for an octal number system.

Psychology

The lab explores the senses of taste, smell, touch, proprioception and vision.

Interdisciplinary Health science

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

STEM Mathematics

STEM Biochemistry

Languages and Literature General

This activity has students challenge the literal meaning of a text (ie. the supernatural explanation for a murder).

STEM Chemistry

This activity encourages students to consider the nature of a chemistry problem and to identify the tools to solve it.

STEM Chemistry

In this activity, students are presented with the concepts of nomenclature in organic chemistry to encourage self learning.

STEM Chemistry