PBL-Problem Based Learning sites
From the birthplace of PBL, the Programme for Faculty
Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
offers several workshops and consultation.
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev
For info., please contact, Annette F. Sciarra, sciarra@mcmaster.ca
School of Medicine Problem-Based Learning Home Page
PBL Coordinator: Dr. Hugh Pross, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6.
http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/pbl/pblhome.htm
Problem-Based Learning Directory
Used with permission from Problem Based Learning: How to get the most out of PBL, D. R.
Woods, (1995)
http://www.biology.iupui.edu/Biology_HTML_Docs/biocourses/K345/PBL_Web_Pages/PBL_Directory.html
I invite you to explore our web to find out more about how we define
PBL and to look at several sample problems
http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/
The web page for the Problem-Based Learning Initiative at Southern
Illinois University School of Medicine has been redesigned, updated and moved.
http://www.pbli.org
Problem Based Learning program at Samford University in Birmingham,
Alabama. Faculty are working hard to foster group efforts at solving
complex problems. An impressive effort: check it out at:
http://www.samford.edu/pbl/pbl_main.html
The University of Maastricht (the Netherlands) is a pbl-based university
(implying that all faculties use pbl as educational technology).
The Problem-Based Learning Approach at Universiteit Maastricht
http://www.unimaas.nl/um/prospective/PGO.htm
Constructivist Learning Design by George W. Gagnon, Jr. and Michelle Collay
This paper represents a collaborative effort of two teacher educators to articulate a
constructivist
approach to "designing for learning" rather than planning for teaching. See our
Constructivist Learning
Design Notes for a simplified version. Ongoing collaborative research with teachers is
presented in
our Constructivist Learning Design Study.
http://www.prainbow.com/cld/cldp.html
University of Deleware PBL: Problem-Based Learning
UD PBL articles and books, UD PBL in the news, Sample PBL problems, UD PBL courses and
syllabi
Other PBL sites, PBL Clearinghouse
"How can I get my students to think?" is a question asked by many faculty,
regardless of their disciplines. Problem-based
learning (PBL) is an instructional method that challenges students to "learn to
learn," working cooperatively in groups
to seek solutions to real world problems. These problems are used to engage students'
curiosity and initiate learning
the subject matter. PBL prepares students to think critically and analytically, and to
find and use appropriate
learning resources.-- Barbara Duch
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/
UD PBL: Dan Tries Problem-Based Learning: A Case Study
Dan Tries Problem-Based Learning: A Case Study
Harold B. White, III, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,University of Delaware,
Newark, DE 19716, halwhite@udel.edu
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/dancase3.html
For samples of PBL syllabi in the sciences visit these sites:
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/courses.html
Advances in Physiology Education -- Abstracts: Mierson 275 (6): S16
Vol. 275, Issue 6, S16-S27, 12-15-98 A problem-based learning course in physiology for
undergraduate and graduate basic science students. by Sheella Mierson
http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/275/6/S16
The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science also includes PBL resources.
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/webcase.htm
Project On The Effectiveness Of Problem Based Learning (PEPBL)
Welcome to the PEPBL web site. PEPBL is a three year research project that
started in March 2000 (more details below). During the next three years we plan
to actively engage with the teaching and learning community about PEPBL and
Problem Based Learning (PBL) in general. This web site is one way of doing that.
http://www.hebes.mdx.ac.uk/teaching/Research/PEPBL/index.htm
You can read about the theoretical underpinnings of Problem-Based Learning
http://www.hw.ac.uk/cstWWW/pbl_duff.pdf
A helpful site I visited originally 7 or 8 months ago was the Univ. of
Cal-Irvine PBL Faculty Institute site. They have a sizable Hewlett
grant for their PBL activities.
http://www.pbl.uci.edu/grantoverview.html
Hewlett funded SIU's pilot. As you will read, SIU is using Hewlett
funds to train faculty in humanities, social sciences, etc.!!
http://www.hewlett.org/
Ran across a very good discussion of the "mis-alignment" between PBL and
students assessment of learning entitled:
"Do as I Say, Not as I Do? Student Assesment in Problem Based Learning"
http://www.indiana.edu/~legobots/q515/pbl.html
You can also apply to the PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE at the
University of Delaware. The Clearinghouse is a collection of problems
and articles to assist educators in using PBL. The problems and articles
are peer reviewed by PBLexperts in the disciplinary content areas.
https://www.mis4.udel.edu/Pbl/
PBL Newsletter from Samford University
http://www.samford.edu/academicaffairs/volume1number1.pdf
PBL - California State University
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/learningtree/Ltree.html
Maricopa Community College.
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/index.html
Middle-school project at Georgia Tech (College of Computing--the Edutech Institute)
called "Learning by Design" (LBD).The initial impetus for the project was Howard
Barrows' version of PBL
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/edutech/projects/lbdview.html
Don't know if you want to confuse the issue by introducing project-based
learning, but if you do, check out:
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us
I don't know if you currently have the NCREL site listed. It is what I would consider
the think tank for PBL/Engaged Learning.
www.ncrel.org
Also, Prairie Hills School district had a grant to train teachers on PBL
and the projects developed are on this web site:
http://phjh.phsd144.s-cook.k12.il.us/misk/search.cgi?op=proj&subject=Eng
A Problem-Based, Self-Learning Core Curriculum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
In response to a challenge posed by the Boyer Commission on Education Undergraduates in
the Research University in 1998,
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) is establishing a second track through its
University Core Curriculum. In Fall 2001
students entering SIUC will have a choice of completing their general education
requirements in one of two ways: (1) by taking the
traditional array of courses in Foundation Skills, Disciplinary Knowledge, and Integrative
Studies totaling 41 credit hours; or (2) by
enrolling in a Problem-Based Learning sequence of experiences, undertaken in small-group
settings with a faculty-facilitator, over
three terms for a total of 45 credit hours.
http://www.siu.edu/~corecurr/pbl.html
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