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 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 Psychology

Learning in Everyday Life

In this integrative assignment, students analyze their everyday activities through the lens of various learning theories.

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Applied arts

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

Students map key movements in Architecture and Design alongside social, political, artistic, economic, and tech milestones.

Mathematics

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

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Mathematics

Decoding Decimal, Binary & Octal: Number System Adventures

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

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Psychology

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

Social sciences Psychology

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

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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.

Social sciences Psychology

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Social sciences Psychology

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in the Workplace

In groups, students explore Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in its application to workplace scenarios

STEM Mathematics

An Abundance of Bells

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

General STEM Physics

Group Problem Solving with Show and Tell

Social sciences Applied arts STEM Health science

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Languages and Literature General

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

General

Managing Major Weather Hazards in Recreation

STEM Mathematics

Two Stage Calculus Quiz

STEM Mathematics

Sketching the graph of a curve

STEM Engineering

Mine Ventilation Design

Applied arts

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Applied arts

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

Applied arts

Interior Design – Library Design

Applied arts

The Ideal Classroom