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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
  • Applied Arts 1
  • Environmental Science 2
  • General 1
  • History 1
  • Languages 4
  • Social Sciences 2
    • Humanities 1
  • STEM 15
    • Biochemistry 1
    • Biology 3
    • Chemistry 1
    • Engineering 5
    • Mathematics 1
    • Physics 4
Instructional Level
  • College & CEGEP 14
  • University 13
Strategies & Approaches
  • Case Studies 1
  • Peer Instruction & Think-pair-share 4
  • Toolkit 2
  • Jigsaw 1
  • Debates 2
  • Game-Based Instruction & Gamification 1
  • Peer Assessment 2
  • Gallery Walk 2
  • Two-Stage Exam 1
  • Reflective Writing 1
Instructional Purpose
  • Assessment & knowledge refinement 6
  • Exploration & inquiry 2
  • Preparation & knowledge activation 4
  • Application & knowledge building 19
  • Consolidation & metacognition 5
Time
  • Multiple class periods (2-3 classes) 25
  • Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins) 16
  • Single class period (< 90 mins) 128
  • Part of a semester (4-6 weeks) 14
  • Semester long 6
Class Size
  • Very small (< 20) 0
  • Small (20-49) 15
  • Medium (50-99) 2
  • Large (100-250) 2
  • Very Large (>250) 1

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  • Multiple class periods (2-3 classes)
STEM Mathematics

An Abundance of Bells

STEM Biochemistry

Exam Preparation

General STEM Physics

How to Write Reading Annotations

Humanities

5 Senses Lab

STEM Engineering

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Social Sciences

Summative Assessment: My Diagnosis Assignment

Environmental Science

Sustainability Development Plan (Part 1 and Part 2)

Languages

Homophones Talent Show

Languages

Activité sur les Homophones

History

Family HiStories of Migration

Languages

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

STEM Engineering

Mine Ventilation Design

STEM Biology

Ctrl + Alt + Del: PTSD and Neuroplasticity

STEM Chemistry

Stereochemistry Activity

Languages

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

STEM Biology

Organic Food vs GMOs

Applied Arts

Biomimicry Pin-ups

STEM Engineering

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Environmental Science

Geography Video Test

STEM Physics

Engineering Physics IF-AT

STEM Engineering

Peerceptiv Peer Assessment

STEM Engineering

Problem Set Using Lightboard Video Recordings

STEM Physics

What is Torque?

STEM Biology

Experimental Design in Neurobiology

STEM Physics

Momentum Photoproject

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