10 to 30 minutes

Students compare and contrast different philosophers they have read in the course by locating them a spectrum based on various criteria. Introduction: In preparation for their second paper, which required comparing two philosophers, the instructor used...

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...

This course designed a set of interactive, hands-on, in-class activities designed to allow students to explore concepts before they were rigorously presented in lecture. Goal : The objective for the near-weekly in-class activities is to get students...

One way to get students engaged in learning is by getting them to self-test and generate their own questions. Goal : To enhance learning that occurs in passive lectures by engaging students in question-generation. Background : The instructor created a...

By splitting students into three, distinct Late Roman Republic groups (Optimates, Populares, and Moderates), the instructor had students developed personas based on their assignments through the Twitter platform. Activity: Roman History through Twitter...

This particular single-class activity got students acquainted with confidence intervals using a simple iPad and the attached handout. Activity: Complex Stats, Simple Tech Goal/s: The goal of the activity was to get the students comfortable with...

This activity makes use of a mad lib game to reinforce logical computation steps that are crucial in formal semantics. Goal: To help students practice definitions and computation steps in a fun, interactive setting. Background: This in-class activity was...

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. Goal/s: Engage in self-reflection and self-assessment. Class: Astro 16 and Astro 17 Introduction...

Students present an “elevator pitch” of their paper idea to their peers, and then receive feedback about their idea. Goals: articulate thesis statement more clearly, ensuring students are making an argument about the evidence rather than summarizing...

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...