Active Learning Activities

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.

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.

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

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

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

An Abundance of Bells

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Gender and Job Inequality

Rock Paper Scissors Lizard

4 Sociological Perspectives: Working with Theoretical Frameworks

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Homophones Talent Show

Pratique d’écriture

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Why Health & Safety is Essential to Recreation Leadership

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

Stereochemistry Activity

National Building Code Jeopardy

Problem Sorting Review

Muscle Videos

Interacting Objects

Newton’s Third Law