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Integrating Technology and PBL: Making it work for you and your students. George Watson ghw@udel.edu. Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education. University of Delaware. PBL Workshops for College of the Ozarks May 14-15, 2001. 2001. graphing calculators, laptops,

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  1. Integrating Technology and PBL: Making it work for you and your students George Watsonghw@udel.edu Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education University of Delaware PBL Workshops for College of the Ozarks May 14-15, 2001

  2. 2001 graphing calculators, laptops, gigabytes and gigahertz The Way It Was... 1973 Computation

  3. 2001 e-mail, voice-mail, chatrooms, FAX, pagers, cell phones instant messaging, wireless connectivity The Way It Was... 1973 Communication

  4. 2001 Online Information: web catalogs, networked databases, Britannica Online, online newspapers, course websites, CMS The Way It Was... 1973 Collections

  5. Computation and Calculation • Communication and Collaboration • Collections and Connections Problem-Based Learning and the Cs of Technology:

  6. 2000 8-track tapes and LPs Compact Disks and MP3 Student theater DVDs The Way It Was... 1973 Dorm keys PDI access Cash and money orders ATM and Flex Chalkboards Multimedia Textbooks CD ROMs & web Bookstores .com Registration lines SIS+

  7. The question before us: Given the amazing advances in instructional technology and pedagogical approaches and the dramatic change in the first-year experience, Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?

  8. PBL and active learning The web and instructional technology “Marriage” of PBL and technology How can technology aid student learning in a PBL course? How can PBL aid students in using technology to learn?

  9. www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/scen103/

  10. www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys345/

  11. www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys208/

  12. Organizingthe Course Organizingthe Course Utilizing Online Resources

  13. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects

  14. Syllabus Introduction to PBL Organizing the Syllabus Group facilitation and support Forms for assessment

  15. Introduction to PBL

  16. Group facilitation and support

  17. Forms for assessment

  18. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Groups Student Reports and Projects

  19. Groups Identity: Rosters, photos, addresses Organizing Groups Vehicles for communication Vehicles for collaboration

  20. Identity: Rosters, photos, addresses

  21. Organizing Groups Groups Student to group Professor to group Professor to student Student to professor Student to student Vehicles for communication

  22. Groups Organizing Groups Distance Learning and PBL? bulletin boards, newsgroups Egroups.com chatrooms, filesharing, scheduling meetings Group to group CMS: WebCT controlled discussion forums, collaborative space, whiteboarding Group to professor Vehicles for collaboration

  23. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects Student Reports and Projects

  24. Organizingthe Course Utilizing Online Resources Utilizing Online Resources

  25. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems Information for solving problems

  26. Ingredients for writing problems

  27. Inspiration for designing problems

  28. Information for solving problems

  29. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Borrowing images from other sites Creating images with scanners, digital cameras Background facts from networked databases

  30. Film and TV sites for scripts and characters Web Sites and Web Pages Quack websites for “raw” material International newspapers for global view Online regional newspapers for local perspective Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems

  31. Old thinking: The web is full of misinformation and biased representation Stay away! New thinking: Engage and develop critical thinking skills. The Internet Challenge! Web Sites and Web Pages Utilizing Online Resources Evaluating online resources critically Information for solving problems Executing web searches effectively

  32. A new resource for finding PBL problems A new opportunity for publishing PBL problems A peer-reviewed Online Clearinghouse of PBL problems and support materials

  33. www.udel.edu/pblc/

  34. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects

  35. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems Information for solving problems

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