Integrating Technology with PBL
www.physics.udel.edu/~watson
Institute for Transforming
Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware
Workshop at Lycoming College
August 19, 2002
“Marriage” of PBL and technology
PBL and
active learning
The web and
instructional
technology
How can technology aid student learning
in a PBL course?
How can PBL aid students in using
technology to learn?
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Organizing
the Course
Utilizing
Online Resources
Organizing the Course
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Syllabus
Syllabus
Groups
Student Reports
and Projects
Organizing the Syllabus
Syllabus
Forms for
assessment
Introduction
to PBL
Group
facilitation and
support
Introduction
to PBL
Group
facilitation and
support
Forms for
assessment
Organizing the Course
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Groups
Student Reports
and Projects
Organizing Groups
Groups
Vehicles for
collaboration
Identity:
Rosters, photos,
addresses
Vehicles for
communication
Identity:
Rosters, photos,
addresses
Organizing Groups
Groups
Student to
to
Professor
Professor
to
group
Student
to
group
Student
to
student
professor
student
Vehicles for
communication
Organizing Groups
Groups
Egroups.com
bulletin boards,
CMS:
WebCT
chatrooms,
newsgroups
Group
to forums,
controlled
Group
discussion
to
filesharing,
group
collaborative
professor
scheduling space,
meetings
whiteboarding
Distance Learning
and PBL?
Vehicles for
collaboration
Organizing the Course
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Student
Reports
Student Reports
and Projects
Projects
and
Organizing
the Course
Utilizing
Online Resources
Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Information for
solving problems
Ingredients for
writing problems
Inspiration for
designing problems
Ingredients for
writing problems
Inspiration for
designing problems
Information for
solving problems
Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Ingredients
for
Ingredients for
writing problems
problems
writing
Borrowing
images
Creating
images
Background
facts
fromscanners,
other
sites
with
from networked
digital cameras
databases
Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Film and TV
Quack websites
sites for scripts
International
forregional
“raw”
Online
and characters
newspapers
for
material
newspapers
for
global view
local perspective
Inspiration for
designing problems
Utilizing Online Resources
Old thinking:
Web
Sites
and
The web is full of
Web Pages
misinformation
and
biased representation
Stay away!
Evaluating online
resources critically
New thinking:
Engage and develop
critical thinking skills.
Information for
The Internet Challenge!
solving problems
Executing web
searches effectively
Organizing the Course
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Student Reports
and Projects
Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Information for
solving problems
Ingredients for
writing problems
Inspiration for
designing problems
A new resource
for finding PBL problems
A new opportunity for
publishing PBL problems
A peer-reviewed
Online Clearinghouse
of PBL problems and
support materials
www.udel.edu/pblc/
Computer Simulations
A wide variety of educational games exist that represent a PBL
approach to learning <www.legacyinteractive.com> :
emergency room
virtual hospital
archaeological dig
halls of justice
www.trauma.org
www.vh.org
dig.anthro.niu.edu
www.objection.com
Interactive Java applets and Flash animations are also an excellent
way to bring the power of technology to the PBL classroom.
One of my own is a Flash Circuit Simulator that emulates a
laboratory for studying the properties of electric circuits.
Collaborative workspace
Flexible furniture in PBL classroom
Wireless Laptop Carts