The ablConnect database highlights Harvard examples of active learning strategies including debate, pair and share, and peer instruction. 

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies provides grants to faculty who design and lead course-based field trips. 

Plan field trips to the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

See Harvard field learning resources at John F. Kennedy School of Government

See Harvard field learning resources at Harvard Divinity School

See Harvard field learning resources at Harvard Business School

The ablConnect database includes examples of field trip learning. 

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning provides resources on active learning - activities requiring students to recall, think about, apply, and verbalize concepts - as well as a tip sheet of approaches.

Browse the ablConnect activity database for examples of assignments that require students to work in groups. 

Browse ablConnect for examples of instructors incorporating research into their courses and assignments. 

In a study conducted at the University of British Columbia, Deslauriers and colleagues found that instruction of a large-enrollment physics class taught using the concept of “deliberate practice,” based in constructivism and formative assessment, resulted in increased student...

A meta-analysis of 225 studies of undergraduate STEM teaching methods concluded that teaching approaches that turned students into active participants rather than passive listeners reduced failure rates and boosted scores on exams by almost one-half a standard...