Six activity types Acquisition Discussion Practice Production Learning through acquisition is what learners are doing when they are listening to a lecture or podcast, reading from books or websites, and watching demos or videos. Learning through discussion requires the learner to articulate their ideas and questions, and to challenge and respond to the ideas and questions from the teacher and/or their peers. Learning through practice enables the learner to adapt their actions to the task goal by using feedback to improve. This may come from self-reflection, peers, their teacher, or from the activity itself. Production Collaboration Investigation Learning through production is the way the teacher motivates the learner to consolidate what they have learned by articulating their current conceptual understanding and how they used it in practice. Learning through collaboration embraces mainly discussion, practice and production. Building on investigations and acquisition, it is about taking part in the process of knowledge building itself. Learning through investigation guides the learner to explore, compare and critique the texts, documents and resources that reflect the concepts and ideas being taught.

Six activity types Acquisition Discussion Practice Production Lectures and guest lectures Master classes Demonstrations Books, journal articles and print Websites, blogs and other digital resources Videos and lecture capture Audio podcasts Webinars Broadcast media Interactive multimedia Class discussions Tutorials Seminars Discussion forums Blog comments Web-conferences Social media Webinars Quizzes Exercises Problem sheets Projects Labs and experiments Field-trips (real and virtual) Role-play activities Simulations Production Collaboration Investigation Exams and tests Essays and reports Portfolios Designs and drawings Software Multimedia Performances Artefacts Audio and video Photos Blogs Small group projects Whole cohort topic projects Projects with local companies External collaboration with students from other institutions Creating joint outputs Peer review and peer assessment Online small group projects with forums, chat rooms etc. Wikis and collaborative documents Padlet (online Post-It note board) Study guides Web quests Problem-based learning Case-based learning Research projects Search for, select and collect relevant resources Analyse the ideas and information from a range of resources Collect and analyse data