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Problem-Based Learning: Experience It Yourself

Learn how Problem-Based Learning can enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with a focus on communication and teamwork. Join our workshops and gain valuable experience.

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Problem-Based Learning: Experience It Yourself

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  1. Problem-Based Learning:Experience It Yourself George Watsonghw@udel.edu with contributions from Deborah Allen, Barbara DuchSusan Groh, Valerie Hans, and Hal White Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education University of Delaware Workshops on Problem-Based LearningInternational Islamic University Malaysia www.udel.edu/pbl/IIUM

  2. Delaware… Dela where?

  3. What I know best I have taught… …the individuals learning the most in the teacher-centered classrooms are the teachers there. They have reserved for themselves the very conditions that promote learning: actively seeking new information, integrating it with what is known, organizing it in a meaningful way, and explaining it to others. Page 35, Huba and Freed, Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning, 2000

  4. Characteristics Neededin College Graduates High level of communication skills Ability to define problems, gather and evaluate information, develop solutions Team skills -- ability to work with others Ability to use all of the above to address problems in a complex real-world setting Quality Assurance in Undergraduate Education (1994) Wingspread Conference,ECS, Boulder, CO.

  5. Recommendations from theCarnegie Foundation Make research-based learning the standard. Build inquiry-based learning throughout the four years. Link communication skills and course work. Use information technology effectively. Cultivate a sense of community. Boyer Commission Report

  6. John Dewey… “True learning is based on discovery guided by mentoring rather than the transmission of knowledge.”

  7. PBL:Experience It Yourself

  8. Stage 1: Where?

  9. Questions for Stage 1: • What is the problem? • What things might be troubling Kim? • What should Pat do next?

  10. Stage 2: WHO? Pat Nostaw is heading to Singapore for an international education conference. Following several days at the conference, he is traveling to Kuala Lumpur to visit a university there. After that he is heading home to New York City. • What things might be troubling Kim? Refine the list of things identified in Stage 1. • What does Pat need to know to assure Kim about his travel plans? • What should we ask Kim about Pat to determine if her concerns are legitimate?

  11. Stage 3: When? Pat’s collaborator Tan is planning a trip to New York City from Singapore in December to complete the final project report. • How does the list of ‘troubling things’ change for this different destination? • What are the top three worries you would have about this trip?

  12. What is Problem-Based Learning? PBL is an learning approach that challenges students to “learn to learn,” working cooperatively in groups to seek solutions to real world problems. PBL prepares students to think critically and analytically, and to find and use appropriate learning resources.

  13. “The principal idea behind PBL is that the starting point for learning should be a problem, a query, or a puzzle that the learner wishes to solve.” Boud (1985)

  14. What are the CommonFeatures of PBL? Learning is initiated by a problem. Problems are based on complex, real-world situations. All information needed to solve problem is not initially given. Students identify, find, and use appropriate resources. Students work in permanent groups.

  15. PBL: The Process Students are presented with a problem. They organize ideas and previous knowledge. Students pose questions, defining what they know and do not know. Assign responsibility for questions, discuss resources. Reconvene, explore newly learned information, refine questions.

  16. The Problem-Based Learning Cycle Assessment (when desired) Overview Problem, Project, or Assignment Mini-lecture (as needed) Group Discussion Whole Class Discussion Preparation of Group “Product” Research Group Discussion

  17. The principal idea behind PBL is? • PBL challenges students to learn to learn. • Learning is initiated by a problem. • Student-centered work in permanent groups.

  18. “The principal idea behind PBL is that the starting point for learning should be a problem, a query, or a puzzle that the learner wishes to solve.” Boud (1985)

  19. The principal idea behind PBL is? A. PBL challenges students to learn to learn. B. Learning is initiated by a problem. C. Student-centered work in permanent groups. Think/ pair/ share

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