Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education

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Integrating Technology and PBL Making it work
for you and your students
George Watsonghw_at_udel.edu
Institute for TransformingUndergraduate Education
University of Delaware
PBL Workshops for College of the Ozarks May
14-15, 2001
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The Way It Was... 1973
2001
graphing calculators, laptops, gigabytes and
gigahertz
Computation
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The Way It Was... 1973
2001
e-mail, voice-mail, chatrooms, FAX, pagers, cell
phones instant messaging, wireless connectivity
Communication
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The Way It Was... 1973
2001
Online Information web catalogs, networked
databases, Britannica Online, online
newspapers, course websites, CMS
Collections
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Problem-Based Learning and the Cs of
Technology
Computation and Calculation Communication and
Collaboration Collections and Connections
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The Way It Was... 1973
2000
8-track tapes and LPs
Compact Disks and MP3
DVDs
Student theater
Dorm keys
PDI access
Cash and money orders
ATM and Flex
Chalkboards
Multimedia
Textbooks
CD ROMs web
Bookstores
.com
Registration lines
SIS
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The question before us
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?
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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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www.physics.udel.edu/watson/scen103/
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www.physics.udel.edu/watson/phys345/
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www.physics.udel.edu/watson/phys208/
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Organizingthe Course
Organizingthe Course
Utilizing Online Resources
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Organizing the Course
Web Sites and Web Pages
Syllabus
Syllabus
Groups
Student Reports and Projects
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Organizing the Syllabus
Syllabus
Introduction to PBL
Group facilitation and support
Forms for assessment
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Introduction to PBL
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Group facilitation and support
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Forms for assessment
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Organizing the Course
Web Sites and Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Groups
Student Reports and Projects
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Organizing Groups
Groups
Identity Rosters, photos, addresses
Vehicles for communication
Vehicles for collaboration
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Identity Rosters, photos, addresses
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Organizing Groups
Groups
Student to group
Professor to group
Professor to student
Student to professor
Student to student
Vehicles for communication
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Organizing Groups
Groups
Distance Learning and PBL?
bulletin boards, newsgroups
Egroups.com chatrooms, filesharing, scheduling
meetings
Group to group
Group to professor
CMS WebCT controlled discussion
forums, collaborative space, whiteboarding
Vehicles for collaboration
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Organizing the Course
Web Sites and Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Student Reports and Projects
Student Reports and Projects
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Organizingthe Course
Utilizing Online Resources
Utilizing Online Resources
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Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and Web Pages
Ingredients for writing problems
Inspiration for designing problems
Information for solving problems
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Ingredients for writing problems
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Inspiration for designing problems
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Information for solving problems
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Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and Web Pages
Ingredients for writing problems
Ingredients for writing problems
Borrowing images from other sites
Creating images with scanners, digital cameras
Background facts from networked databases
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Utilizing Online Resources
Film and TV sites for scripts and characters
Web Sites and Web Pages
Quack websites for raw material
International newspapers for global view
Online regional newspapers for local perspective
Inspiration for designing problems
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Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and Web Pages
Old thinking The web is full of misinformation
and biased representation Stay away!
New thinking Engage and
develop critical thinking skills. The Internet
Challenge!
Evaluating online resources critically
Executing web searches effectively
Information for solving problems
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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
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www.udel.edu/pblc/
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Organizing the Course
Web Sites and Web Pages
Syllabus
Groups
Student Reports and Projects
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Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and Web Pages
Ingredients for writing problems
Inspiration for designing problems
Information for solving problems