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Integrating Information Technology and PBL

This workshop explores the integration of information technology and problem-based learning (PBL) to enhance active learning strategies in education. It discusses the advancements in technology and their impact on teaching methods, emphasizing the need to adapt to new approaches. The workshop provides strategies for integrating IT effectively, improving critical thinking skills, and utilizing online resources for problem-solving.

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Integrating Information Technology and PBL

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  1. Integrating Information Technology and PBL George Watsonghw@udel.edu Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education University of Delaware Workshops on Problem-Based LearningAmerican University of Beirutwww.udel.edu/pbl/AUB

  2. 2004 The Way It Was... 1973 graphing calculators, laptops, gigabytes and gigahertz, ubiquitous computing Computation

  3. 2004 The Way It Was... 1973 e-mail, voice-mail, chatrooms, FAX, pagers, cell phones, text messaging, instant messaging, wireless connectivity Communication

  4. 2004 The Way It Was... 1973 Online Information: web catalogs, networked databases, Britannica Online, online newspapers, course websites, CMS Collections

  5. Education and the Cs of Technology: • Computation and Calculation • Communication and Collaboration • Collections and Connections

  6. An important question: Given the amazing advances in technology and the dramatic change in the first-year experience, Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?

  7. IntegratingInformation Technologyand PBL

  8. Active Learning Objectives Courses should: • Be student-centered and encourage students to “learn to learn.” • Provide opportunities to think critically and to analyze and solve problems. • Assist students in developing skills in gathering and evaluating information. • Provide experience working cooperatively in teams and small groups. • Help students acquire versatile and effective communication skills. • Offer a variety of learning experiences. • Apply technology effectively where it will enhance learning.

  9. Information Technology Objectives Students should: • engage in electronic collaboration. • use and create structured electronic documents. • do technology-enhanced presentations. • use appropriate electronic tools for research and evaluation. • use spreadsheets and databases to manage information. • use electronic tools for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data. • identify major legal, ethical, and security issues in information technology. • have a working knowledge of IT platforms. Adapted from Technology Across the Curriculum, George Mason U.

  10. Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

  11. Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

  12. Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives

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

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