Whole class

Students travel back in time to 19 th-century Japan, assuming the roles of advisors to the Tokugawa shogunate. They must synthesize primary readings on social and political unrest to propose reforms that could prevent the regime from collapsing...

Learners play a round of tug of war to better understand empathy and communication, two skills essential for healthcare professionals. Introduction: This short activity was used while teaching learners in the healthcare professionals conflict management...

Law students present a case study to their peers, simulating real-world cases young lawyers might face. Introduction: This series of case studies is used to teach Regulation of Financial Institutions. It is designed to give students practical experience...

This semester-long simulation provides a practical, hands-on experience to help prepare law students for their transition into private practice and the business world. Hear Professor Presser talk about his prize winning activity: Goal: To provide students...

This activity pushes students to think about the impact of parental incarceration by engaging them in theoretical readings and model-building. Goal : To reinforce students’ factual understanding and familiarity with the key components of course readings...

Students develop skills in critical paper reading by working through a series of active learning exercises. At different stages of the jigsaw activity, students work together to develop an understanding of one piece of the figure, and then teach and learn...

This activity emphasizes to students that each question is valid and worth more discussion by incorporating each question raised during section. Goal : To address all questions that students bring up during lecture, and to encourage students to ask more...

This repeating exercise challenges students to learn and memorize previous week's vocabulary. In this particular exercise, the task was to create a sound walk using directions and places in the Indonesian language. Goal : To evaluate each student's...

This term long group re-design project emphasizes individual and collaborative learning to improve website designs. Goal : To build skills in accomplishing a redesign task, making use of target tasks as well as objective timings to evaluate their...

This activity embeds research, problem solving, and presentation skills to expand prior knowledge on big data. Goal : To teach students how to brainstorm, how to creatively think about research and how to communicate fundamental computer science concepts...