pbl-OnlineOur online, interactive pbl system facilitates individual learning, group collaborative work, and use of the eSTEP Knowledge Web. Through our pbl activities, students encounter problems structured around videocases of actual instruction, collaboratively analyze the instruction from a Learning Sciences perspective, and then redesign or adapt the instruction based on their analyses.
Our goal is more than simple transmission of the latest findings in the Learning Sciences; our pbl activities are designed to improve students' skills in using research and theory to analyze and design instruction.
Research on our pbl system is extensive and ongoing. Some of the questions we're attempting to answer include:
- How do our online pbl activities facilitate social knowledge construction, reflection on practice, and individual conceptual change?
- How do the materials, resources, and tools used during these activities structure how and what students learn?
- What support structures can we develop to assist staff who facilitate students' collaborative work?
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