Problem-Based Learning

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a faculty training series intended to transform a traditional course into an active-learning one. Students "work" in a PBL scenario where they are assigned tasks by their "manager". The PBL scenarios and tasks are designed with industry input for authenticity. Students are encouraged to practice 21st Century Skills as they work on teams, meet deadlines, solve problems, and communicate with each other and their "manager" in their scenario. 

Work done in these workshops are part of a larger project supported by the National Science Foundation under ATE Grant # DUE 0302894, 0603297 & 0903275 and Carl Perkins Grant Strategy #4 2010-11.

Developed scenarios and On-going scenarios have been developed for others to view/use.

PBL is a track in our summer conference, Pacific Region Learning Summit. Click here to learn more and register.