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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Social sciences Humanities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

Health science

Safety First! Rank and Sort Case for Clinical Reasoning Skills

Case-based ranking & sorting activities based on pre-class quiz on exercise safety in a client with a cardiac condition.

Two people in a conversation
Social sciences Psychology

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.

Interdisciplinary Health science

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

Humanities

Low Stakes Debate

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Interdisciplinary Humanities

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

STEM Health science

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Social sciences Humanities

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

STEM Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

STEM Chemistry

Stereochemistry Activity

STEM Engineering

Engineering Ethics

STEM Engineering

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Student writing on a piece of paper
STEM Engineering

Piece of Paper Question

STEM Chemistry

Limestone Rescue