Social sciences Humanities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

Interdisciplinary

Find Someone Who… An Icebreaker With Purpose

In this activity, students try to find someone for each list item. Items highlight key issues explored in the course.

Interdisciplinary Health science

Role Reveal 201: Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaboration

In teams, students from each discipline complete a patient interview then contrast their approaches.

Health science

PharmaPuzzle Relay Race: Match the Meds and Win!

In this fast-paced relay, teams match categories of information to finish first and win the game

Languages and Literature Interdisciplinary

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Health science

Mock Data Collection and Role Play for Health Disciplines In-Lab Practice

Students play the role of a client in a simulated clinical intervention to provide a more authentic context for lab practice

Health science

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

STEM Biology

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

STEM Physics

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Social sciences STEM Biology

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Anophthalmia

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

STEM Biology Health science

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

Interdisciplinary

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

STEM Biology

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

Social sciences

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

Social sciences

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Social sciences

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Languages and Literature

Poetic Literary Jeopardy