Problem-Based Learning Workshop at King Saud University

George Watson
Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware
Program (pdf): handouts (day 1, day 2, day 3)

Experience It Yourself: (ppt, pdf)
   Case Study: "Deflating Grady" (pdf, video clip)

What is PBL? Why PBL? (ppt, pdf)
What is a Good PBL Problem (ppt, pdf); rubric for evaluating PBL problems (pdf)
Writing Effective PBL Problems (ppt, pdf)
not presented: Orientation to the PBL Clearinghouse (ppt, pdf)
Facilitating PBL Groups (ppt, pdf)
  "Dawn's Eight O'Clock" (mpg) from Groups in Action [Script: (doc, pdf)]
  Sample group evaluation form (pdf)
not presented: Comparison of Teacher-Centered and Learner-Centered Paradigms (ppt, pdf)
not presented: Assessment in a PBL Classroom (ppt, pdf)
Additional Resources:
PBL at the University of Delaware
PBL Clearinghouse (online database of peer-reviewed PBL problems) - registration