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 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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