Transcript Integrating Information Technology and PBL George Watson

Integrating Information
Technology and PBL
George Watson
[email protected]
Institute for Transforming
Undergraduate Education
University of Delaware
Workshops on Problem-Based Learning
UTEPSA, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
www.udel.edu/pbl/UTEPSA
The Way It Was...
2004
1973
graphing calculators,
laptops,
gigabytes and gigahertz,
ubiquitous computing
Computation
The Way It Was...
2004
1973
e-mail,
voice-mail,
chatrooms,
FAX,
pagers,
cell phones,
text messaging,
instant messaging,
wireless connectivity
Communication
The Way It Was...
2004
1973
Online Information:
web catalogs,
networked databases,
Britannica Online,
online newspapers,
course websites,
CMS
Collections
Education and the Cs of Technology:
Computation and Calculation
Communication and Collaboration
Collections and Connections
An important question:
Given the amazing advances in
technology
and the dramatic change in the firstyear experience,
Can we afford to continue teaching
the way we were taught?
Integrating
Information Technology
and PBL
Active Learning Objectives
Courses should:
1. Be student-centered and encourage students to “learn to
learn.”
2. Provide opportunities to think critically and to analyze and
solve problems.
3. Assist students in developing skills in gathering and
evaluating information.
4. Provide experience working cooperatively in teams and
small groups.
5. Help students acquire versatile and effective communication
skills.
6. Offer a variety of learning experiences.
7. Apply technology effectively where it will enhance learning.
Information Technology Objectives
Students should:
1. engage in electronic collaboration.
2. use and create structured electronic documents.
3. do technology-enhanced presentations.
4. use appropriate electronic tools for research and evaluation.
5. use spreadsheets and databases to manage information.
6. use electronic tools for analyzing quantitative and
qualitative data.
7. identify major legal, ethical, and security issues in
information technology.
8. have a working knowledge of IT platforms.
Adapted from Technology Across the Curriculum, George Mason U.
IT6
analyzing
data
AL2
critical thinking
problem solving
IT5
managing
information
IT4
research &
evaluation
AL1
gathering &
evaluating info
student-centered
learning to learn
AL3
IT1 collaboration
AL5
cooperative
groups
communication
skills
AL4
IT2
structured
documents
IT3
enhanced
presentations
varied learning
experiences
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
IT6
analyzing
data
AL2
critical thinking
problem solving
IT5
managing
information
IT4
research &
evaluation
AL1
gathering &
evaluating info
student-centered
learning to learn
AL3
IT1 collaboration
AL5
cooperative
groups
communication
skills
AL4
IT2
structured
documents
IT3
enhanced
presentations
varied learning
experiences
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
IT6
analyzing
data
AL2
critical thinking
problem solving
IT5
managing
information
IT4
research &
evaluation
AL1
gathering &
evaluating info
student-centered
learning to learn
AL3
IT1 collaboration
AL5
cooperative
groups
communication
skills
AL4
IT2
structured
documents
IT3
enhanced
presentations
varied learning
experiences
AL6
Overlap of Active-Learning Objectives and Instructional Technology Objectives
Utilizing Online Resources
Web Sites and
Web Pages
Information for
solving problems
Old thinking:
The web is full of
misinformation and
online
biasedEvaluating
representation
critically
Stay resources
away!
New thinking:
Engage and develop
critical Executing
thinking skills.
web
The Internet
searchesChallenge!
effectively
Electronic
Dissemination of PBL
Materials
PBL Clearinghouse
An online database of PBL articles and problems.
All material is peer-reviewed by PBL
practitioners for content and pedagogy.
All problems are supported by learning objectives
and resources, teaching and assessment notes.
Holdings are searchable by author, discipline,
keywords, or full text.
Fully electronic submission, review, and
publication cycle.
Controlled access by free user subscription,
students excluded.
www.udel.edu/pblc/
PBL Clearinghouse
Currently there are more than 6000 registered
users and 75 PBL problems.
Of the problems available, more than half are in
physics, chemistry, and biology, but the number
in other disciplines is growing steadily.
We are very interested in publishing adaptations
of problems to other cultural/geographical
contexts.
www.udel.edu/pblc
UD PBL online
PBL at UD
www.udel.edu/pbl
PBL Clearinghouse
www.udel.edu/pblc
Watson homepage
www.physics.udel.edu/~watson
This workshop
www.udel.edu/pbl/UTEPSA