Faculty Guide to Active Learning

an online database of active learning efforts in post-secondary classrooms. ABLConnect is curated by the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. The site provides activities, lessons, and projects along with downloadable materials in a searchable online format.

Learn about 20 active learning activities. Explore to find out which activities may work in small or large classes, and which ones may be appropriate for individual work.

Proven strategies for engaging students and focusing on key concepts in your class from Cornell University.

This pdf document from University of Michigan provides a list of strategies to foster active learning in your classroom.

Provides an Instructional Strategies Chart to match classroom-based activities to equivalent remote activities.

Wondering how to manage small group activities in a large lecture hall? Heard about 2-stage exams, but want to see the logistics? This video collection shows clips from university science and math classrooms, along with commentary pointing out key aspects and strategies. Most clips include a description, the context in which the strategy is used, the clip with accompanying text to help focus on key features, some tips from the instructor, teaching materials used in this particular strategy (when available), and references pointing to research that supports use of this strategy.