Getting Students to Think: Using Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom
Problem-Based Learning Workshop at Southwestern Community College
April 10, 2008
Facilitated by George Watson
Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware
    Announcement
   
    Program (doc, pdf): handouts (morning, afternoon)
   
   

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

     
    What is PBL? Why PBL? (ppt, pdf)
     
    Using Groups (ppt, pdf)
       "Dawn's Eight O'Clock" (mpg) from Groups in Action [Script: (doc, pdf)]
       Sample group evaluation form (pdf)
   

 

    What is a Good PBL Problem (ppt, pdf); rubric for evaluating PBL problems (pdf)
   
    Writing Effective PBL Problems (ppt, pdf)
     
    Comparison of Teacher-Centered and Learner-Centered Paradigms (ppt, pdf) [not presented]
   
    Additional Resources:
PBL at the University of Delaware
PBL Clearinghouse (online database of peer-reviewed PBL problems) - registration
June 11-13, 2008 ITUE Session