Active Learning Activities

Dragon’s Den – Brain Exploration Techniques

Students engage in a gamified activity mimicking the popular tv show the Dragon's Den.

From Bauhaus to Britney: A Catchall Timeline

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

Sensation and Perception Lab

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

Exam Preparation using Case Studies

The aim of this activity is to apply course materials to real-world problems using Case Studies.

5 Senses Lab

Peer Review, Assessment & Feedback

Problem-based Learning: Research Project

Gender and Job Inequality

Projet Specific: Webzine

Summative Assessment: My Diagnosis Assignment

In this activity, students analyze 5 characters from a film in order to diagnose them using techniques learned in the course.

In-Class Think Pieces: Course Pack

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Activité sur les Homophones

Students pick a homophone out of a hat and are asked to first analyze and prepare a short 2 minute teaching lesson.

Family HiStories of Migration

Students interview two members of their family to collect information about their family history and present it in class.

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

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

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Students learn literary and poetic elements that will be part of their fundamental 'toolbox' for the rest of the course.