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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.

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Discipline
  • Engineering 2
  • Physics 5
  • Biology 14
  • Chemistry 0
  • Social Sciences 4
  • Applied Arts 0
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  • History 1
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Instructional Level
  • College & CEGEP 23
  • University 11
  • Higher Ed 0
  • Other 0
Strategies & Approaches
  • Jigsaw 13
  • Concept Mapping 6
  • Peer Instruction & Think-pair-share 27
  • Case Studies 8
  • Two-Stage Exam 5
  • Inquiry-based Learning 9
  • Project-based Instruction 3
  • Problem-Based Learning 3
  • Debates 4
  • Reflective Writing 9
  • Flipped Classroom 1
  • Game-Based Instruction & Gamification 14
  • Peer Assessment 14
  • Toolkit 8
  • Distributed Problem Solving 5
  • Gallery Walk 9
  • One Minute Paper 1
  • Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) 1
  • Snowball 1
Instructional Purpose
  • Preparation & knowledge activation 1
  • Application & knowledge building 22
  • Consolidation & metacognition 5
  • Assessment & knowledge refinement 16
  • Exploration & inquiry 0
Time
  • Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins) 1
  • Single class period (< 90 mins) 21
  • Multiple class periods (2-3 classes) 4
  • Part of a semester (4-6 weeks) 1
  • Semester long 0
Class Size
  • Very small (< 20) 0
  • Small (20-49) 15
  • Medium (50-99) 3
  • Large (100-250) 1
  • Very Large (>250) 0

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  • Peer Instruction & Think-pair-share
Physics

Physics Peer Instruction

Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Health Sciences

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Biology

Mouse Coat Colour

History

Family HiStories of Migration

Biology

Fireweed and Seals, oh my! Mini Cases in Population Ecology

Biology

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Biology

AR'e You Talking to Me? Mini Case Study in Cell Signalling

Biology

Now you see me, now you don't: Fluorescent tagging membranes

Biology

What numbers tell us about enzyme inhibition

Biology

PCR CAG HUNTING'ton

Photo by Samuel Austin on Unsplash
Biology

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

Biology

From "yum" to "yuk": a case in point… mutation

Biology

It's all hormonal: A class activity on Cushing's Syndrome

Genome Research Limited
Biology

The genetics of PTC sensitivity and tongue rolling

Biology

Cloning of the Human Insulin Gene

Social Sciences

Identity Dot Exercise

Physics

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Social Sciences

Teacher for a Day: Defining a Definition

Social Sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Engineering

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

Social Sciences

Presentation skills: Conveying emotion

Physics

Battleship Clicker Questions

Biology

Phylogeny

Biology

Biological Molecules

Physics

Problem Sorting

Physics

Momentum Photoproject

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