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.

Social sciences Humanities

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

Health science

In this card sorting activity, students create categories with words related to ethics in nursing.

Languages and Literature

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

Interdisciplinary Health science

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

STEM Physics

STEM Mathematics

Social sciences STEM Biology

STEM Biochemistry

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

STEM Engineering

STEM Physics