University of Delaware ITUE

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

January 13-14, 2003

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.

Monday
January 13
8:30am   Registration/Refreshments
9:00am   Introduction to PBL: Experience It Yourself
    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
    Participants will learn to write materials suitable for a problem-based course.
noon   Lunch
1:30   Presentation of Problem Ideas
2:00   Group Dynamics 101: How Groups Work Effectively
    Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work productively in their groups.
3:30pm   Getting Started
    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
    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.
5:15pm   Reception
    Dean's Office Annex, College of Arts & Science
     
Tuesday
January 14
8:30am   Refreshments
9:00am   First Week of Class
    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
    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
    Strategies and suggestions will be presented for incorporating writing assignments into PBL activites.
noon   Lunch
1:30pm   Assessment of Learning in Student-Centered Courses
    nstructors 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
    Participants will learn about a variety of models of problem-based instruction including when and how to use them.
4:00pm   Wrap Up



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