ITUE January Session 2003 - Preliminary Program

Winter 2003 ITUE Session
Introduction to Problem-Based Learning and Problem Writing

January 13-14, 2003
Final Program

This session will be held in 116 Willard Hall Building, our newest PBL classroom.
Computers will be available for use in Rm. 203-I from noon-5pm as needed.

Map of Meeting Location
List of Participants

Monday
January 13

8:30am Registration/Refreshments

9:00am Introduction to PBL: Experience It Yourself (Slides)
-- George Watson and Valerie Hans

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

10:45am Introduction to Writing PBL Problems (Slides)
-- Barb Duch and Deb Allen

Participants will learn to write materials suitable for a problem-based course.

noon Lunch

1:30 Presentation of Problem Ideas
-- Hal White

2:00 Group Dynamics 101: How Groups Work Effectively (Slides)
-- Deb Allen and Sue Groh

Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work productively in their groups.
Sample Group Evaluation Forms

3:30pm Getting Started (Slides)
-- 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.

4:15pm Orientation to the PBL Clearinghouse (Slides)
-- 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. www.udel.edu/pblc

5:15pm Reception

Dean's Office Annex, College of Arts & Science

Tuesday
January 14 (Photos of the day)

8:30am Refreshments

9:00am First Week of Class (Slides)
-- George Watson

Orienting students to PBL in the first few days of a course can mean the difference between success and failure.

9:30am Writing Effective PBL Materials (Slides)
-- Barb Duch, Deb Allen, and Valerie Hans

By the end of the session, participants will have a draft of a problem or case for their own course.

11:00am Designing Assignments to Wrap-Up PBL Problems (Slides)
-- Hal White

Strategies and suggestions will be presented for incorporating writing assignments into PBL activites.
Creating Better Writing Assignments, courtesy of the University Writing Center at UD.

noon Lunch

1:30pm Assessment of Learning in Student-Centered Courses (Slides)
-- Sue Groh and Barb 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.

3:00pm Models of PBL (Slides)
-- Hal White and Sue Groh

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

4:00pm Wrap Up

Program Evaluation

Comments, suggestions, or requests to ud-itue@udel.edu.
"http://www.udel.edu/inst/jan2003/"
Last updated April 2, 2003.
© Univ. of Delaware, 2002.

Monday		January 13
8:30am		Registration/Refreshments

9:00am		Introduction to PBL: Experience It Yourself (Slides) -- George Watson and Valerie Hans
		Participants will work through a PBL problem, exploring a variety of strategies to use in problem-based instruction.

10:45am		Introduction to Writing PBL Problems (Slides) -- Barb Duch and Deb Allen
		Participants will learn to write materials suitable for a problem-based course.

noon		Lunch

1:30		Presentation of Problem Ideas -- Hal White

2:00		Group Dynamics 101: How Groups Work Effectively (Slides) -- Deb Allen and Sue Groh
		Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work productively in their groups. Sample Group Evaluation Forms

3:30pm		Getting Started (Slides) -- 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.

4:15pm		Orientation to the PBL Clearinghouse (Slides) -- 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. www.udel.edu/pblc

5:15pm		Reception
		Dean's Office Annex, College of Arts & Science

Tuesday		January 14 (Photos of the day)
8:30am		Refreshments

9:00am		First Week of Class (Slides) -- George Watson
		Orienting students to PBL in the first few days of a course can mean the difference between success and failure.

9:30am		Writing Effective PBL Materials (Slides) -- Barb Duch, Deb Allen, and Valerie Hans
		By the end of the session, participants will have a draft of a problem or case for their own course.

11:00am		Designing Assignments to Wrap-Up PBL Problems (Slides) -- Hal White
		Strategies and suggestions will be presented for incorporating writing assignments into PBL activites. Creating Better Writing Assignments, courtesy of the University Writing Center at UD.

noon		Lunch

1:30pm		Assessment of Learning in Student-Centered Courses (Slides) -- Sue Groh and Barb 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.

3:00pm		Models of PBL (Slides) -- Hal White and Sue Groh
		Participants will learn about a variety of models of problem-based instruction including when and how to use them.

4:00pm		Wrap Up
		Program Evaluation