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1 University of Delaware PBL Workshops for College of the Ozarks May 14-15, 2001 Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education George Watson ghw@udel.edu Integrating Technology and PBL: Making it work for you and your students

2 The Way It Was... 1973 2001 Computation graphing calculators, laptops, gigabytes and gigahertz

3 The Way It Was... 1973 2001 Communication e-mail, voice-mail, chatrooms, FAX, pagers, cell phones instant messaging, wireless connectivity

4 The Way It Was... 1973 2001 Collections Online Information: web catalogs, networked databases, Britannica Online, online newspapers, course websites, CMS

5 Problem-Based Learning and the Cs of Technology: Computation and Calculation Communication and Collaboration Collections and Connections

6 8-track tapes and LPsCompact Disks and MP3 Dorm keysPDI access Cash and money ordersATM and Flex ChalkboardsMultimedia Registration linesSIS+ TextbooksCD ROMs & web Bookstores.com The Way It Was... 1973 2000 DVDsStudent theater

7 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:

8 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?

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

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

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

12 Organizing the Course Utilizing Online Resources Organizing the Course

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

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

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17 Introduction to PBL

18 Group facilitation and support

19 Forms for assessment

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

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

22 Identity: Rosters, photos, addresses

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24 Student to student Vehicles for communication Student to professor Professor to student Organizing Groups Groups Professor to group Student to group

25 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?

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

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28 Organizing the Course Utilizing Online Resources Utilizing Online Resources

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

30 Ingredients for writing problems

31 Inspiration for designing problems

32 Information for solving problems

33 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

34 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

35 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!

36 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

37 www.udel.edu/pblc/

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

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


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