Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Reimagining the Reading Quiz: Peer Instruction in English

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

An Abundance of Bells

Exam Preparation using Case Studies

The aim of this activity is to apply course materials to real-world problems using Case Studies.

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

This activity uses real life case study examples to give students a more in-depth look at analytics.

Dictation: Read and Run

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Engineering Ethics Debate

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings