Monday, January 11
9:00-9:20	An Introduction to Problem-Based Learning -- Barb Duch What is PBL? Why use these student-center inquiry methods? What instructional models can be used in typical undergraduate courses?
9:20-10:30	Group Dynamics: How groups work effectively -- Deb Allen and Hal White Participants will learn effective strategies for forming groups, initiating group activities, and helping students work cooperatively in their groups.
10:45-12:00	PBL: Experience it yourself -- Barb Duch and Valerie Hans 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. Crime and Punishment: Case Negotiation in the Criminal Justice System, by Valerie Hans Problem-Based Learning and the Use of Internet Resources in a Plea Negotiation
1:00-1:30	Searching the Web: Finding the resources you need -- George Watson 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 -- Bob Hodson and George Watson 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 Smith 040 and McKinly 051. Colburn 105 available for individual work. ITUE Search page
	Tuesday, January 12
9:00-10:00	Continuation of PBL Problem: The Solution -- Barb Duch and Valerie Hans The Plea Negotiation: How Did It Go?
10:00-10:30	From the Students' Point of View -- Valerie Hans and panelists: Lindsay Brice, Danielle Joffee, and Mark Taneyhill Students who have worked through the PBL problem in class will relate their experiences.
10:45-12:15	Writing Effective Problem-Based Materials -- Barb Duch 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.
1:15-2:00	Building the Web: Publishing course resources -- George Watson The rudiments of publishing course materials on the web will be presented.
2:00-4:00	Internet Resources: Posting your own problems on the Web -- Bob Hodson and George Watson Participants will finish developing their PBL problem or case, learn to how to publish it in web-ready form, and select and list Internet resources for their students to use when working through the problem in their course. Session meets in McDowell 111 and McKinly 051. Colburn 105 available for individual work.
	Wednesday, January 13 Bring syllabus!
9:00-9:45	Workshop participants will show the PBL problems they have developed.
9:45-12:00	Getting Started -- Sue Groh and Hal White Problem-based instruction is different from traditional teaching in many ways. This session will help participants to plan for a problem-based course, including what to put in a syllabus, how to introduce your students to PBL, how to orient students to group work.
1:15-2:00	How Can a Course Website Improve Student Learning and the Undergraduate Experience? -- George Watson Tour of PHYS345 Electricity and Electronics for Engineers
1:30-4:00	Working Session -- Bob Hodson, George Watson, and Paul Hyde of PRESENT Participants will work on their own individual courses, writing a syllabus, and posting it to the Web. Session meets in Smith 040 and McKinly 051. Colburn 105 available for individual work. Instructions for Publishing your Syllabus on the Web from PRESENT Tools and Templates for UD Faculty
	Thursday, January 14 Bring learning objectives!
9:00-9:45	Workshop participants will show the course materials they have developed.
9:45-12:00	Assessing Student Learning in a Problem-Based Environment, Part I -- Elizabeth Jones, Educational Leadership Studies, West Virginia Univ. 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.
1:00-4:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS Assessing Student Learning in a Problem-Based Environment, Part II -- Deb Allen and Hal White Participants will relate the assessment techniques they will use to the learning objectives developed earlier in the week in their syllabus. Assessment items initiated in the morning will continue to be developed. Using Technology in Your PBL Class -- Bob Hodson Optional computer time to continue to work on your Web syllabus, problems, or assessment tools. Session meets in McKinly 051. Colburn 105 available for individual work.
	Friday, January 15
9:00-10:15	Models for Problem-Based Learning in Small, Medium and Large Classes -- Sue Groh and panelists: Valerie Hans, Hal White, and Barbara Williams Participants will learn about a variety of models of problem-based instruction, and faculty who are using these models will answer questions.
10:30-12:00	Peer Tutors: A Solution for Large Classes -- Deb Allen, Hal White, and panelists: James Alesi, Sharon Falk, Marijka Grey, and Amanda Simons Many faculty who teach medium to large courses are reluctant to adopt problem-based techniques because of the number of groups they would need to facilitate. The use of undergraduate peer tutors is one solution to this concern. This session will acquaint participants with peer tutors and how they are used in a variety of course, listing the advantages for students, the peer tutors, and the instructor. A panel of peer tutors will answer questions on their experiences.
12:00-12:30	PBL: From Maastricht to Aalborg -- Elie Milgrom and Christine Jacqmot, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, U. C. Louvain (Belgium) Special session describing two European institutions dedicated to Problem-Based Learning Program Evaluation
1:30-3:00	CONCURRENT SESSIONS Groups: The Good, the Bad , and the... -- Deb Allen All groups experience some form of conflict - some of it is positive and leads to a more coherent group. However, some conflict is a signal of a disfunctional group, which may lead to a bad learning experience for those students. This session will highlight strategies that you can use to minimize "the bad" and maximize "the good" group experiences in your course. Using Technology in Your PBL Class -- Bob Hodson Optional computer time to continue to work on you Web syllabus, problems, or assessment tools. Session meets in McKinly 051. Colburn 105 available for individual work.

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