Introduction to Problem-Based Learning
Workshop for Department of Biological Sciences, Youngstown State University
Departmental retreat at Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, Linesville, PA
August 22, 2008

facilitated by George Watson
Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware

   
     
handouts (intro, problems)    

Experience It Yourself
   Case Study: "Deflating Grady" (stage 1, stage 2, video clip, last stages)

   
What is PBL? Why PBL? (ppt, pdf)    
What is a Good PBL Problem (ppt, pdf); rubric for evaluating PBL problems (pdf)    

Sample PBL Problems for biology, available at PBL Clearinghouse (requires registration)
   Who Owns the Geritol Solution?
   DNA for Dinner
   Where's the Beef? Investigating Food-Borne Illness
   Teetering on the Brink of Extinction
   The Road to Rockingham
   An Osmotic View of Diabetes Mellitus

   
not presented: Writing Effective PBL Problems (ppt, pdf)    
     
Additional Resources:
PBL at the University of Delaware