Active Learning Activities

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

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.

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Low Stakes Debate

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Schools of Thought in Psychology

Gender and Job Inequality

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Museum Tour

Organic Food vs GMOs

Engineering Ethics

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Cycles of Matter

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Problem Sorting Review