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Websites PowerPoint Lessons PowerPoint Presentations PowerPoint & Project-Based Learning Marge ShasbergerVicki MillerDan Grattan
What Came First? The Question? Or The Assumption?
The Role of the Facilitator • Karl Popper states that the scientist (learner) begins with an idea or assumption and inquires to prove. • Socrates asked masterful questions that led his students to critical thinking, away from their “assumptions.”
PBL Background • A method of learning where students encounter a situation and are stimulated to acquire knowledge through investigation. • Socratic Method? • Traced to Oxford seminar system? • Case Western Reserve ( McMaster / Newcastle Maastricht, New Mexico)
PBL Process At a Glance Focus on problem resolution Background information available Evaluate known Investigate Reflect Solve or Repeat
Changing Paradigms Faculty to student Passive Memorize facts Individually competitive Conformity Classification Reductionist Jointly constructed Active Relational Cooperative Diversity Empower students Constructivist
New Paradigm of Change The Eight Basic Lessons of Change • You Can’t Mandate What Matters • Change is a Journey not a Blueprint • Problems are our Friends • Vision and Strategic Planning Come Later • Individualism & Collectivism Must Have Equal Power • Neither Centralization Nor Decentralization Works • Connection with the Wider Environment is Critical • Every Person is a Change Agent • (Michael Fullan, Change Forces—P. 21)
Effects of the Change: PBL • Links theoretical input to practice • Develops reasoning skills • Self-directed learning skills • Fosters interpersonal skills • Increases motivation • Increases Teamwork
Seven Components in Our PBL Curricular Content Multimedia Student Direction Collaboration Real World Connection Extended Time Frame
Where is the WoW! “Navigating the digital wilderness safely” or “Wow! Did I really do that?”
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