Wednesday, January 28
8:30-9:00	Sign-in and refreshments
9:00-9:20	An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning What is PBL? Why use these student-center inquiry methods? What instructional models can be used in typical undergraduate courses?
9:20-10:00	Group Dynamics: How groups work effectively Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work cooperatively in their groups.
10:00-11:30	PBL: Experience it yourself Participants will work through a PBL problem, exploring a variety of strategies to use in problem-based instruction, including a jig-saw pattern of regrouping students. The Problem Statement
10:30	Break
11:30-12:00	Assessing Student Learning in PBL Assessing student learning in a PBL course can be challenging. Participants will learn some methods being used in a variety of UD PBL courses.
12:00	Lunch on your own
1:00-1:30	Searching the Web: Finding the resources you need Search strategies and techniques will be modeled by reviewing several web searches.
1:30-4:00	Internet Resources: Bring the real world into your classroom Participants will learn to use search engines and refine Internet search techniques to find and use appropriate Web sources in PBL problems. They will also learn strategies for helping their students use the Web effectively. Session meets in Colburn 105.
	Thursday, January 29
8:30-9:00	Refreshments
9:00-10:00	Continuation of PBL Problem: The Solution
10:00-12:00	Writing Effective Problem-Based Materials Participants will learn to write materials suitable for a problem-based course. By the end of the morning, they will have a draft of a problem or case for their own course.
12:00	Lunch on your own
1:00-2:00	Building the Web: Publishing course resources The rudiments of publishing course materials on the web will be presented by the staff of PRESENT. Session meets in Pearson 116.
2:00-4:00	Internet Resources: Posting your own problems on the Web Participants will finish developing their PBL problem or case, learn to post it to a website, and select and list Internet resources for their students to use when working through the problem in their course. Session meets in Colburn 105.

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