university of delaware pbl workshops for college of the ozarks may 14-15, 2001 institute for...

University of Delaware

PBL Workshops for College of the Ozarks May 14-15, 2001

Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education

George Watsonghw@udel.edu

Integrating Technology and PBL:Making it work for you

and your students

The Way It Was... 1973 2001

Computation

graphing calculators,laptops,

gigabytes and gigahertz

The Way It Was... 1973 2001

Communication

e-mail,voice-mail,chatrooms,

FAX,pagers,

cell phonesinstant messaging,

wireless connectivity

The Way It Was... 1973 2001

Collections

Online Information:web catalogs,

networked databases,Britannica Online, online newspapers,

course websites,CMS

Problem-Based Learningand the Cs of Technology:

Computation and Calculation

Communication and Collaboration

Collections and Connections

8-track tapes and LPs Compact Disks and MP3

Dorm keys PDI access

Cash and money orders ATM and Flex

Chalkboards Multimedia

Registration lines SIS+

Textbooks CD ROMs & web

Bookstores .com

The Way It Was... 1973 2000

DVDsStudent theater

Given the amazing advances in instructional technology and pedagogical approaches

and the dramatic change in the first-year experience,

Can we afford to continue teaching the way we were taught?

The question before us:

PBL andactive learning

The web andinstructionaltechnology

“Marriage” of PBL and technology

How can technology aid student learning in a PBL course?

How can PBL aid students in using technology to learn?

www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/scen103/

www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys345/

www.physics.udel.edu/~watson/phys208/

Organizingthe Course

UtilizingOnline Resources

Organizingthe Course

Web Sites andWeb Pages Syllabus

Organizing the Course

GroupsStudent Reports

and Projects

Syllabus

Syllabus Introductionto PBL

Organizing the Syllabus

Groupfacilitation and

supportForms forassessment

Introductionto PBL

Groupfacilitation and

support

Forms forassessment

Web Sites andWeb Pages Syllabus

Organizing the Course

GroupsStudent Reports

and Projects

Groups

GroupsIdentity:

Rosters, photos,addresses

Organizing Groups

Vehicles forcommunication

Vehicles forcollaboration

Identity:Rosters, photos,

addresses

Student tostudent

Vehicles forcommunication

Student toprofessor

Professor tostudent

Organizing Groups

Groups Professor togroup

Student togroup

Group toprofessor

Group togroup

Groups

Organizing Groups

Vehicles forcollaboration

bulletin boards,newsgroups

Egroups.comchatrooms,filesharing,

scheduling meetings

CMS: WebCTcontrolled discussion forums,

collaborative space,whiteboarding

Distance Learningand PBL?

Web Sites andWeb Pages Syllabus

Organizing the Course

GroupsStudent Reports

and ProjectsStudent Reports

and Projects

Organizingthe Course

UtilizingOnline Resources

UtilizingOnline Resources

Web Sites andWeb Pages

Ingredients forwriting problems

Utilizing Online Resources

Inspiration fordesigning problems

Information forsolving problems

Ingredients forwriting problems

Inspiration fordesigning problems

Information forsolving problems

Web Sites andWeb Pages

Ingredients forwriting problems

Utilizing Online Resources

Borrowing imagesfrom other sites

Creating imageswith scanners,digital cameras

Ingredients forwriting problems

Background factsfrom networked

databases

Web Sites andWeb Pages

Utilizing Online Resources

Inspiration fordesigning problems

Online regionalnewspapers for

local perspective

Internationalnewspapers for

global view

Quack websitesfor “raw”material

Film and TVsites for scriptsand characters

Web Sites andWeb Pages

Utilizing Online Resources

Executing websearches effectively

Information forsolving problems

Evaluating onlineresources critically

Old thinking:The web is full ofmisinformation andbiased representationStay away!

New thinking:Engage and developcritical thinking skills.The Internet Challenge!

A new resourcefor finding PBL problems

A new opportunity forpublishing PBL problems

A peer-reviewedOnline Clearinghouseof PBL problems and

support materials

www.udel.edu/pblc/

Web Sites andWeb Pages Syllabus

Organizing the Course

GroupsStudent Reports

and Projects

Web Sites andWeb Pages

Ingredients forwriting problems

Utilizing Online Resources

Inspiration fordesigning problems

Information forsolving problems