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.

Active Learning Activities

18 Results

Humanities Interdisciplinary

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Environmental science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

In this activity, students learn to define sustainability and apply this to a single Montreal neighbourhood. 

Social sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Chemistry STEM

Stereochemistry Activity

Social sciences

Museum Tour

Applied arts

The Ideal Classroom

Engineering STEM

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Engineering STEM

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

This activity's goal is to familiarize students with the peer review process and teach them how to accept peer criticism.

Student writing on a piece of paper
Engineering STEM

Piece of Paper Question

Biology STEM

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

Physics STEM

Reflective Writing On Waves

Physics STEM

What is Torque?

Chemistry STEM

Limestone Rescue

Biology STEM

Cycles of Matter

Chemistry STEM

Chemicards

Using cards in a "Chemicard' deck, students determine which ionic compounds are most likely to form.

Chemistry STEM

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Physics STEM

Interacting Objects

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Physics STEM

Projectile Tracker

Students use the Tracker software to analyze projectile motion to determine which equations fit the plots produced.