Problem-Based Learning:
From Ideas to Solutions through Communication

A Workshop Series for Faculty Members and Teaching Assistants

Friday afternoons, UD Campus, Fall 2004
Room 110, Memorial Hall, starting at 1:30pm

List of Participants

Goal:	This workshop series is designed to help faculty members incorporate active learning into classrooms through an approach that assigns real, complex problems to teams of students. As they work through problems and present solutions, students engage in activities that promote critical thinking, research, teamwork, and good writing and speaking skills.
Who is welcome:	Faculty and graduate teaching assistants from any discipline or department. We seek a core of committed participants who will attend sessions regularly and commit to transforming their approach to a specific course.
Workshop format:	The first half of each session will involve brief presentations of key elements of problem-based learning, with an emphasis on active learning and plenty of time for discussion. Participants will experience PBL themselves as they work through sample problems and exercises. During the second half, participants will work on plans and materials for integrating PBL into their own classrooms, with the goal of implementing their plans during Spring 2005. The class will make use of WebCT, stressing the ways that technology can support PBL.
Is there a free lunch?	We will have food and drink. UD faculty members will receive a stipend for participation that leads to curricular innovation. The charge to off-campus participants is $495.
Tentative Schedule of Topics:	Sept 10 Experience it yourself: Part 1 (Kick-off session: What is PBL?) Sept 17 Experience it yourself: Part 2 (Writing good PBL problems) [photos] Sept 24 Experience it yourself: Part 3 Oct 1 Session starts with buffet lunch, followed by student panel [209 Trabant Univ Center]. Experience it yourself: Part 4 (presentation of problem ideas) [110 Memorial Hall]. Oct 8 Integrating writing instruction into the PBL classroom Oct 15 Managing a PBL classroom; models of PBL; setting expectations in PBL classroom Oct 22 Principles and Practice of Quantitative Literacy [Guest presentation by Bill Briggs, University of Colorado at Denver. More details...] Oct 29 Making the most of technology in the PBL classroom: Faculty Technology Showcase [More details...] Nov 5 Improving Group Processes in the PBL Classroom [More details...] Nov 12 Evaluation of student learning; questioning for deeper understanding Nov 19 Active learning / concept mapping Nov 26 No session - holiday Dec 3 The First Day of Class; bringing it all together; closing session
Registration:	University of Delaware faculty/staff members and graduate teaching assistants may register at http://present.smith.udel.edu/calendar/detail.php?classid=540 Off-campus participants may register by fax or e-mail to ud-itue@udel.edu. Off-campus registration forms: Word, pdf Additional registration information.
For more information:	Please e-mail us at ud-itue@udel.edu