Post-It Parade

Learners are provided with a prompt for which they need to generate ideas. Each learner is given a Post-it note on which they write answers to the prompt, and then students work together to categorize these responses by common themes.

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Individual/Group Activity Group & Individually
Class SizeSmall (<25) & Medium (25-50)
Bloom’s Taxonomy LevelApply
Development InitialTransitional Knowing
Minimum Time to FacilitateVaries
Minimum Time to Debrief< 10 Minutes
PDFsHere
Discipline-Specific Examples

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
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Humanities
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Social Sciences
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Co-Curricular
(experiences outside of the formal classroom but contribute to student learning)
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Universal Design of Active Learning

Universal Design for Active Learning
UDL and active learning share a common goal: centering all students in the learning experience. When designing an activity, UDL‑informed instructors consider how the activity could be open to all students while preserving the core learning goal.

Physical Considerations
If handwriting or movement is not viable, allow digital submission. Have the instructor group responses if needed.

Timing & Pacing
Allow adequate time for idea generation and writing before posting. Avoid rushing the writing phase.

Social Interaction
Allow anonymous posting where possible. Avoid requiring public defense of posted ideas unless voluntarily scaffolded.

Information Accessibility
Allow reference to notes or course materials — focus stays on idea quality, not recall.

Ways to Participate/Express
Allow contribution by sticky note, digital submission, or dictation to a partner or instructor.

Online Adaptations

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Additional Resources

Lee, N. (2018). Community Learning: A Public Humanities Approach to Teaching. Teaching Innovation Projects, 8(1): https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/tips/article/view/6218

De Leon, B. J. (2019). Activity Based Learning in Teaching Variation among Grade Nine Students of Luyos National High School. Ascendens Asia Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Abstracts, 3(2C): https://www.ojs.aaresearchindex.com/index.php/AAJMRA/article/view/5160

Brito, I. S., & Barros, J. P. (2022). Active Learning Activities in a Pandemic Context for a Software Engineering Course: An Experience Report. In CSEDU (2) (pp. 654-661): https://www.scitepress.org/PublishedPapers/2022/111085/111085.pdf