Expanding Depth and Breadth

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 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...

A novel yearly course introducing observational skills to dermatology residents, using Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Goal: To focus on the nuances of observation with no background knowledge required (texture, color, shape, shadow). To allow each...

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...

Using an interactive quiz as a teaching tool, the teaching team works with small groups of students to solve the quiz. Goal : To promote creative thinking; to have students undergo the research process; to communicate concepts and scientific results...

A term project that develops sales professionals through analyzing and evaluating the sales management of a particular company. Goal: To evaluate the professional selling and sales management effectiveness of an organization and provide the company with...

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 instructor leverages field trips to the Boston area to reinforce weekly lectures on the impact of buildings to environmental health. Goal : The goal of the format of this class is to: 1) have students read peer-reviewed literature and actively lead...