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Plague Inc. Immunology Lab

Students appreciate how different characteristics of diseases affect their transmission through playing the game Plague Inc.

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lab.pdf

Learning Grammar through Lyrics

In this online course, students learn about direct and indirect pronouns through examining a French song, which they analyze using collaborative software.

activity.pdf

Habitable Zones Near and Far

In this assignment students will be required to investigate properties of habitable zones throughout a galaxy. Using their knowledge, they will uncover how planets relate to their central star.

worksheet.pdf

Final Exam Quick Write

In this activity, students will be able to reflect on their experiences throughout the semester, and respond to a short prompt before their final exam.

Caminalcule Taxonomy Exercise

Students learn about taxonomic classification by categorizing fictional animal-like forms into species based on their physical features.

lesson plan.docx

single caminalcule.pdf

canimalcules.pdf

German Language Puppet Show

The instructor in a beginning German class wrote and filmed a puppet show for the class, who then created their own puppet shows using the vocabulary they had learned. This exercise fostered comprehension and decreased students’ inhibitions about speaking in public.

exercises.pdf

vocab.pdf

Statistical Sampling Case Study

To learn about sampling techniques in social science research, students practice tackling a real-world research problem through discussing a hypothetical case.

handout.docx

Phineas Gage & the Social Brain Field Trip

Students in a course on the brain and social interaction visit the museum housing Phineas Gage’s skull and discuss it as a case study of the effects of brain injury on social behavior.

handout.docx

Elevator Pitch Paper Workshop

Students present an “elevator pitch” of their paper idea to their peers, and then receive feedback about their idea.

elevator pitch.pdf

Dying in a New World

Students visit the Old Burial Ground near Harvard Square to learn about early American gravestones and the cultural and artistic traditions that affected them.

lesson_plan.docx

Navigating Difficult Situations as a Supervisor

Oftentimes there are challenging situations that arise in supervisory relationships. This activity has students work in small groups to develop strategies to handle such situations.

Becoming a Health Professions Supervisor

This activity is for trainees in the health professions to help develop skills and increase competency to supervise others, as part of their training. It incorporates active learning by having trainees respond in writing to questions about their own personal experiences receiving supervision and then verbally share these responses with the class.

Peer-to-Peer Outline Feedback

In this activity, students read each other's outlines on their final course paper and then met in small groups to give each other constructive feedback.

feedback.doc

Reflection for Fine Tuning

This reflective activity is designed to provide the instructor with feedback about students’ understanding of course concepts and about their experience with the course.

reflection.doc

Conceptual Mapping for the Big Picture

In this activity, students work as a group to create one large conceptual map that includes many or all of the key concepts from the course using large Post-it notes and dry easer markers.

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Single Class

Plague Inc. Immunology Lab

Students appreciate how different characteristics of diseases affect their transmission through playing the game Plague Inc.

Learning Grammar through Lyrics

In this online course, students learn about direct and indirect pronouns through examining a French song, which they analyze using collaborative software.

Habitable Zones Near and Far

In this assignment students will be required to investigate properties of habitable zones throughout a galaxy. Using their knowledge, they will uncover how planets relate to their central star.

Final Exam Quick Write

In this activity, students will be able to reflect on their experiences throughout the semester, and respond to a short prompt before their final exam.

Caminalcule Taxonomy Exercise

Students learn about taxonomic classification by categorizing fictional animal-like forms into species based on their physical features.

German Language Puppet Show

The instructor in a beginning German class wrote and filmed a puppet show for the class, who then created their own puppet shows using the vocabulary they had learned. This exercise fostered comprehension and decreased students’ inhibitions about speaking in public.

Statistical Sampling Case Study

To learn about sampling techniques in social science research, students practice tackling a real-world research problem through discussing a hypothetical case.

Phineas Gage & the Social Brain Field Trip

Students in a course on the brain and social interaction visit the museum housing Phineas Gage’s skull and discuss it as a case study of the effects of brain injury on social behavior.

Elevator Pitch Paper Workshop

Students present an “elevator pitch” of their paper idea to their peers, and then receive feedback about their idea.

Dying in a New World

Students visit the Old Burial Ground near Harvard Square to learn about early American gravestones and the cultural and artistic traditions that affected them.

Navigating Difficult Situations as a Supervisor

Oftentimes there are challenging situations that arise in supervisory relationships. This activity has students work in small groups to develop strategies to handle such situations.

Becoming a Health Professions Supervisor

Peer-to-Peer Outline Feedback

In this activity, students read each other's outlines on their final course paper and then met in small groups to give each other constructive feedback.

Reflection for Fine Tuning

This reflective activity is designed to provide the instructor with feedback about students’ understanding of course concepts and about their experience with the course.

Conceptual Mapping for the Big Picture

In this activity, students work as a group to create one large conceptual map that includes many or all of the key concepts from the course using large Post-it notes and dry easer markers.

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