The PowerPoint presentations associated with the following workshops are made available in pdf version 5 format.

A-0, B-1, E-8, G-8, M-8
Experience It Yourself: A Model for Active/Problem-Based Learning for All Classes (322kB pdf)
Barbara Duch, Valerie Hans, Susan Groh, George Watson, and Hal White
PBL problem statement used in this workshop

Participants will work through a PBL problem, exploring a variety of strategies to use in problem-based instruction.

E-4, G-9, K-8, N-8
Writing Effective Problem-Based Materials (478kB pdf)
Deborah Allen, Barbara Duch, and Valerie Hans

Participants will learn to write materials suitable for a problem-based course. By the end of the session, participants will have a draft of a problem or case for their own course.

E-9, H-8
Group Dynamics 101: How Groups Work Effectively (401kB pdf)
Deborah Allen

Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work productively in their groups

F-8
Integrating Technology with PBL (7800kB pdf)
George Watson

Ready access to networked databases, online newspapers and journals, and other Internet resources has dramatically altered students' pursuit of information for problem-based learning. The availability of the Internet coupled with numerous channels of electronic communication empowers student groups to work more expeditiously and more proficiently. Some examples will be highlighted of our efforts in integrating instructional media and online resources with problem-based learning.

F-9, L-9
Getting Started (427kB pdf)
Susan Groh and Hal White

Student-centered active or problem-based instruction is different from traditional teaching in many ways. This session will help participants to plan for course revisions, including how to introduce your students to these new instructional methods and how to orient students to group work.

L-8, R-8
The First Week of Class (272kB pdf)
George Watson

Orienting students to PBL in the first few days of a course can mean the difference between success and failure. Strategies to use in this important orientation will be explored by participants.

M-9, Q-8
Assessment of Learning in Student-Centered Courses (364kB pdf)
Susan Groh and Barbara Duch

Instructors need to examine how they assess student learning and how they grade students in an active learning, group-based course. Participants will learn a variety of methods for assessing higher-order thinking skills and group activities related to their own course goals.

N-9
Peer Facilitators in PBL Courses (288kB pdf)
Deborah Allen and Hal White

This session will focus on the use of peer and near-peer facilitators in PBL courses. Participants will learn strategies for preparing facilitators as well as the benefits of using them.

R-9, X-9
Models for PBL in Small, Medium and Large Classes (391kB pdf)
Susan Groh and Hal White

Participants will learn about a variety of models of problem-based instruction including when and how to use them.

W-8
Orientation to the PBL Clearinghouse: An Electronic Peer-Reviewed Publication (1711kB pdf)
George Watson

Gain access to a variety of problems and resources for PBL in the undergraduate setting, and learn how to publish your own problems and articles. Conference presenters are encouraged to submit their papers to the Clearinghouse for publication.

K-9, Q-9
Group Dynamics and Conflict Management (320kB pdf)
Deborah Allen

Participants will learn many of the strategies that help student groups work effectively. Approaches will be examined for minimizing situations of conflict and for resolving conflict when it does arise. Horror stories will be solicited for exploration.

U-9
Advanced Problem Writing: Taking it to the Next Level (219kB pdf)
Deborah Allen and Barbara Duch

This session will focus on writing and refining problems for use in your PBL course. Participants will explore a variety of ways to find material to use in problems, to rewrite case studies as problems, revise problems, and write new ones.