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BOLOGNA PROCESS AND REALITY ON THE GROUND IN ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
20 Apr 2020 | Contributor(s): Teklu Tafase Olkaba, Ewnetu Hailu Tamene (contributor)
The main intent of this study was to investigate the extent to which Ethiopian universities consider local/national reality while implementing Bologna process. Six universities were selected of which postgraduate students, senior academic staffs and university leaders were included. The study is...
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Standards and Objectives: Learning Outcomes- Small Group Presentation
13 Jul 2015 | Contributor(s): Amber Lindahl (contributor), Josue Machuca (contributor), Lizzette Menendez (contributor), Dawn Sue Rosander Slein (contributor)
This presentation includes:1) How will you engage/scaffold students’ efforts via technology?2) What will the students learn: content standards (national, state, nanoscience), objectives, 21st century skills?3) How will the students demonstrate the mastery of these objectives?
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Nanoscience and PBL Resources for Teachers
13 Jul 2015
This document includes nanoscience resources separated by big idea. There are also resources based on the applications discussed in the 2015 RGS course and websites where you can purchase materials for nano activities. The PBL resources include examples, tools and articles. All of the resources...
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STEMEdhub: Supporting STEM Education Initiatives via the H U Bzero Platform
07 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): James Daniel Lehman, Peg A Ertmer, Ann Bessenbacher
Built as one of 60+ hubs on the HUBzero platform, STEMEdhub was developed in 2011 as a resource for research, education, and collaboration in STEM education. The hub currently supports 82 different groups. In this article, the authors describe two specific groups (SLED and AAU) that are taking...
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PBL to the Rescue: Using PBL in a Human Anatomy and Physiology High School Class
17 Sep 2013 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Brian Duncan
This one hour video presentation given by Brian Duncan, an Attica, Indiana Jr./Sr. High School science teacher. He presents his experience using PBL to teach Human Anatomy and Physiology High School class to the Research Goes to School workshop in Summer 2013. Be sure to look at the supporting...
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Biofuel Candle Comparison Lab
20 Jun 2013 | Lesson Plans | Contributor(s): Kathy Daniels
This basic lab was developed to be used in a non-science classroom to help start student thinking about energy densities of different fuels in mathematical terms. The main objective is to get middle and high school math students to quantify observations of candles made from petroleum based fuels...
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Cooking with the Sun - Creating a Solar Oven
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental MaterialFor this activity, students will be given a set of materials: cardboard, a set of insulating materials (i.e. foam, newspaper, etc.), aluminum foil, and plexiglass. Students will then become engineers in building a solar oven from the given materials, keeping...
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Problem Based Approach to Instruction
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material:This chapter examines the problem-based learning approach to instructionfrom the perspective of instructional design theory and synthesizes the current knowledge and theory into some universal methods, situational methods, and principles for a theory of...
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PBL Learning Meets Case-Based Reasoning in the Middle School Science Classroom: Putting Learning by Design Into Practice
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material:This article tells the story of the design of Learning by Design™ (LBD), a project- based inquiry approach to science learning with roots in case-based reasoning and problem-based learning, pointing out the theoretical contributions of both, classroom issues...
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PBL Developing a Driving Question
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 PBL: Developing a Driving Question
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Calculating the Potential Energy of Flowing Water
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Kari Clase
RGS Summer 2011 Week 1 Material: Student Activity
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PBL Summer 2011 UV Activity Notes
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 UV Bead Activity Experimental Design Notes
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PBL Facilitation and Questioning Strategies
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Supplemental Material
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PBL Challenge Investigating a National and Local Problem
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Supplemental Material Summer 2011 EDCI 627000
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What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind Energy
17 Feb 2012 | Seminars | Contributor(s): Candice B Kissinger, Todd Millar, Dan J Sacre
PPT Presentation: What Would it Take to Power Purdue University for One Month Using Wind EnergyPBL Investigation by The Windjammers
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Designing the Invitational Envirnonment
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
RGS Summer 2011 Week 1 Resource: Designing the Invitational Envirnomentfrom Problem Based Learning: an Inquiry Approach, by John Barrell
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Goals and Strategies of a Problem Based Learning Facilitator
17 Feb 2012 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Kari Clase, Peg A Ertmer
This paper describes an analysis of facilitation of a student-centered problem-basedlearning group. The focus of this analysis was to understand the goals and strategies ofan expert facilitator in support of collaborative learning. This was accomplished throughinteraction analysis using video...
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RGS Questioning Activities Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
Research Goes to School Week 1 Questioning Activities Summer 2011
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RGS Week 1 Resources Summer 2011
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Peg A Ertmer, Kari Clase
Research Goes to School Week 1 list of links to PBL resources from Summer 2011
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RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 Syllabus
17 Feb 2012 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Lisa Paulette Kirkham
Syllabus for RGS EDCI 62700 Summer 2011 PBL Class