Authentic assessment is one of the key elements in the design of authentic learning materials and environments.

Brainstorming is an effective way to encourage students to generate creative ideas and solutions to a specific issue in a safe and supportive environment.

Cases studies are scenarios or stories that are created by students. These can be used to promote analysis and discussion and they encourage exploration and investigation of real-world problems.

Students summarise the key concepts of the lesson in their own words and synthesise and evaluate the knowledge from the teaching session.

A concept/mind map is a teaching and learning technique that can be used to help students synthesise and connect key concepts and ideas.

Debate is a systematic approach to teaching and learning that allows students to actively explore a wide range of views on a particular topic or issue.

Field trips are examples of experiential learning. They help to encourage situated pedagogies, critical thinking and problem-solving in real-world contexts.

A student-centred activity that helps actively engage students with the content presented through group discussions.

Focused listing is an active learning technique that can be used to encourage students to focus on the content being taught and to promote listening and comprehension skills.

There are several ways to implement this activity and it can help to promote collaborative learning, knowledge sharing, communication and critical thinking and decision-making skills.

Collaborative or group-based learning is a significant part of active and student-centred learning because it promotes student autonomy and student-centred knowledge sharing and construction.

Initiate discussions and begin the process of building a community among students.

An interview is a learning activity that helps to promote communication skills, knowledge of research design and data analysis and methods for eliciting views and knowledge from individuals or groups.

Jigsaw is a cooperative learning activity that can be used to develop skills and expertise for effective group-based learning

The modelling of expert processes and performance is a key component of authentic learning.

Muddiest point is a strategy which allows the teacher to identify misconception related to learning material or learning activities. This can be designed as a group or individual activity.

Use this strategy to promote student skills in communication, analysis, evaluation and synthesis of learning material.

Panel discussion is a great way to engage students in meaningful classroom discussions and it provides an opportunity for students to experience authentic real life, panel-based activities

Practical reports enable students to document processes related to field work, experiments or other forms of investigation.

Presentations provide opportunities for students to communicate ideas and to analyse, evaluate and synthesise different perspectives.

Responsive lecture is a strategy which encourages active listening as students are encouraged to reflect on the lecture material prior to attending and participating in the lecture.

Role play is a form of experiential learning that promotes collaborative learning practices using authentic scenarios and problems

Peer assessment requires students to monitor and make judgments about the quality of their peer’s work and achievement of learning outcomes.

The use of simulation promotes deep learning, critical thinking, knowledge transfer and provides a safe environment for students to experiment with ideas and development of skills

The snowball activity is an active learning strategy that promotes the development of communication skills and knowledge sharing within collaborative learning settings.

Think-pair-share is a collaborative learning strategy where students are encouraged to share and discuss ideas around a given concept or problem.

This strategy promotes rich class discussions through the generation of various perspectives. Voting can also be used as an icebreaker activity to promote the development of your learning community.

World cafe is a collaborative teaching and learning strategy that promotes an environment for structured discussions for sharing knowledge and perspectives.