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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 2
  • General 1
  • History 2
  • Languages 3
  • Social Sciences 7
  • STEM 21
    • Biology 8
    • Chemistry 4
    • Engineering 2
    • Health Science 6
    • Physics 8
Instructional Level
  • College & CEGEP 31
  • University 12
Strategies & Approaches
  • One Minute Paper 1
  • Project-based Instruction 3
  • Two-Stage Exam 2
  • Reflective Writing 6
  • Peer Instruction & Think-pair-share 5
  • Case Studies 5
  • Inquiry-based Learning 1
  • Flipped Classroom 1
  • Peer Assessment 2
  • Toolkit 6
  • Concept Mapping 2
  • Jigsaw 1
  • Gallery Walk 1
Instructional Purpose
  • Consolidation & metacognition 35
  • Preparation & knowledge activation 29
  • Application & knowledge building 138
  • Assessment & knowledge refinement 46
  • Exploration & inquiry 20
Time
  • Brief segment of class period (< 20 mins) 6
  • Single class period (< 90 mins) 22
  • Multiple class periods (2-3 classes) 5
  • Part of a semester (4-6 weeks) 0
  • Semester long 2
Class Size
  • Very small (< 20) 0
  • Small (20-49) 24
  • Medium (50-99) 5
  • Large (100-250) 3
  • Very Large (>250) 0

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  • Consolidation & metacognition
STEM Physics

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

STEM Physics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

STEM Physics

Physics Worksheet Based Activity

STEM Physics

Physics Peer Instruction

Social Sciences STEM Biology

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

STEM Physics

Two Stage Quiz

STEM Physics

Model Building

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Anophthalmia

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Malignant hyperthermia

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

STEM Biology Health Science

Case Study: Discovering the Structure of DNA

STEM Biology Health Science

Call Me By My Organelle

General

Yeas and Nays: Using Smartphones for Gathering Data

Social Sciences

Gender and Job Inequality

STEM Health Science

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

STEM Biology Chemistry Engineering

Building Effective Teams

Social Sciences

4 Sociological Perspectives

Social Sciences

The Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development

Languages

Homophones Talent Show

History

Family HiStories of Migration

History

Reflective Reading on Islam

STEM Chemistry

The Index of Hydrogen Deficiency

Social Sciences

Identity Dot Exercise

Languages

Putting the "You" in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Languages

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Applied Arts

Biomimicry Pin-ups

Social Sciences

Who am I: (Mis)conceptions of Self

Social Sciences

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

STEM Chemistry

Organic Chemistry Flipped Classroom

STEM Chemistry

Stereochemistry Activity

STEM Biology

Protein Separation

Applied Arts

Time Ripple

STEM Engineering

Peerceptiv Peer Assessment

STEM Physics

Reflective Writing On Waves

STEM Physics

Problem Sorting Review

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