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Problem Based Learning
- What is Problem-Based Learning.
One of the early leaders
in using Problem Based Learning in their
Medical School, McMaster University continues
to provide instructors with tools and
information for maximizing this teaching
method. Although they have a lot of information
on their web pages, the best place to
start is with their Tutor’s Guide
to PBL. This
guide is an excel and easy read on getting
started with PBL. (Link)
A Problem Based Learning
Initiative (PBLI)
involved in faculty development. While
much of their material focuses on medical
areas, concepts, resources and an extensive
bibliography of books and articles make
this an excellent site. (Link)
The Samford site began
with grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The university has incorporated problem
based learning into several undergraduate
problems. This site is separated into
background, process, evaluation and resources
as well as links that can add even more
information. (Link)
- Examples of Problems
University if Delaware
has an extensive PBL collection that
includes information about articles and
books, PBL courses and syllabi, conferences,
links to other sites and most beneficial,
sample PBL problems. You will need to
register to get access to the extensive
list of problems that have already been
developed. This
is an amazingly helpful site. (Link)
A
site put together by Maricopa Community
College. Contains faculty and student
background, specific resources with a
collection of web sites and print material
(searchable), information about how it
is used, lesson ideas, original publications
and a lesson that can be used as a template,
if desired. (Link)
- Assessment and Research on PBL
Following is an extensive
bibliography in the area of PBL maintained
by Southern Illinois University. (Link)
This
site, maintained by the University of
Colorado Health Sciences Center for Instructional
Support, has an extensive Bibliography
and links for learning more about Problem
Based Learning. (Link)
In
this recent article in the International
Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning, Betsy Palmer and Claire
Major (leading researchers in PBL) discuss
the scholarship of problem-based learning. Following
is the first sentence from their abstract: “In
this case-based research article, we
describe how the implementation an instructional
method, problem-based learning, across
disciplines at a single institution stimulated
scholarship on teaching among the faculty
involved in the project.” (Link)
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