Pedagogies
of Engagement:
Deepening Learning In and Across the Disciplines
Bethesda, MD April 14-16, 2005
Promoting Student Engagement through Teamwork: Partnering Faculty Leaders
with IT User Services
George H. Watson, Arts and Sciences, and Janet de Vry,
Information Technology - User Services, (co-author, not presenting)
At the University of Delaware, a sustainable model for educational reform has
emerged from two sources working in partnership. The Institute for Transforming
Undergraduate Education is a faculty-led program that promotes problem-based
learning in undergraduate courses. PRESENT (Practical Resources for Educators
Seeking Effective New Technologies) is the technology support unit that helps
faculty make the connection between learning goals and customized course design.
The elements of the partnership to advance student engagement will be presented
in this poster. (poster, April 14)
PowerPoint file
Student Engagement through Problem-Based Learning
George H. Watson, Arts and Sciences, and Deborah E. Allen,
Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
The fundamental tenet of problem-based instruction is that learning is initiated
by a posed problem that the student wants to solve. In the PBL approach, complex,
real-world problems motivate students to identify and research concepts and
principles they need to understand to progress from ideas to solutions. Students
work in small groups to acquire, communicate, and integrate information in a
process that resembles that of inquiry. We will demonstrate PBL and model ways
that it can be used effectively for student engagement. (workshop, April 15)
PowerPoint file of presentation, Word
file of PBL problem, video clip to trigger
problem