Creating an interactive classroom

Students learn most effectively when they are actively engaged. Designing a series of learning activities for your class can increase student motivation and provide opportunities for them to apply the theories they are learning about. Most often, class activities take place in groups, but individual activities such as quizzes and short writing activities are also possible. Effective class activities should be closely tied with the course learning outcomes or lesson objectives. Through such activities, students can be challenged to engage in higher-order thinking such as analysis, evaluation and creativity, or, where appropriate, lower-level skills such as application or explanation.

You might want to try out some of the following types of activities, which promote different skills: