1. University of Delaware Integrating Technology with PBL Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education www.physics.udel.edu/~watson Workshop at Kutztown University January 6, 2003

2. PBL and active learning The web and instructional technology “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?

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

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

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

6. Organizing the Course Utilizing Online Resources Organizing the Course

7. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects Syllabus

8. Introduction to PBL Organizing the Syllabus Group facilitation and support Forms for assessment

11. Introduction to PBL

12. Group facilitation and support

13. Forms for assessment

14. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects Groups

15. Identity: Rosters, photos, addresses Organizing Groups Vehicles for communication Vehicles for collaboration

16. Identity: Rosters, photos, addresses

18. Student to student Vehicles for communication Student to professor Professor to student Organizing Groups Groups Professor to group Student to group

19. Group to professor Group to group Groups Organizing Groups Vehicles for collaboration bulletin boards, newsgroups Egroups.com chatrooms, filesharing, scheduling meetings CMS: WebCT controlled discussion forums, collaborative space, whiteboarding Distance Learning and PBL?

20. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects Student Reports and Projects

22. Organizing the Course Utilizing Online Resources Utilizing Online Resources

23. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems Information for solving problems

24. Ingredients for writing problems

25. Inspiration for designing problems

26. Information for solving problems

27. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Borrowing images from other sites Creating images with scanners, digital cameras Ingredients for writing problems Background facts from networked databases

28. Web Sites and Web Pages Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems Online regional newspapers for local perspective International newspapers for global view Quack websites for “raw” material Film and TV sites for scripts and characters

29. Web Sites and Web Pages Utilizing Online Resources Executing web searches effectively Information for solving problems Evaluating online resources critically Old thinking: The web is full of misinformation and biased representation Stay away! New thinking: Engage and develop critical thinking skills. The Internet Challenge!

30. Web Sites and Web Pages Syllabus Organizing the Course Groups Student Reports and Projects

31. Web Sites and Web Pages Ingredients for writing problems Utilizing Online Resources Inspiration for designing problems Information for solving problems

32. 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

33. www.udel.edu/pblc/

34. Computer Simulations A wide variety of educational games exist that represent a PBL approach to learning :www.legacyinteractive.com emergency roomwww.trauma.orgwww.trauma.org virtual hospitalwww.vh.orgwww.vh.org archaeological digdig.anthro.niu.edudig.anthro.niu.edu halls of justicewww.objection.comwww.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.

35. Collaborative workspace Flexible furniture in PBL classroom

39. Wireless Laptop Carts