TOPIC: Project-Based Learning (PBL)
DURATION: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (3 hours)
FACILITATOR: Dr. Colin Cumberbatch
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This workshop is designed to expose participants to the tenets of Project-Based Learning. Parallels will be drawn between PBL and current practice. Participants will be guided through the development of the guided question which informs the PBL activity. Additionally, participants will be taken through the various phases involved in facilitating a PBL activity and assessment approaches to be utilized.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of the session participants should be able to:
- Define the concept of Project-Based Learning.
- Identify the strengths of and barriers to PBL.
- Develop guided questions which can be used to facilitate PBL activities.
- Explain the various phases of PBL activities
- Develop assessment instruments for PBL activities.
- Appreciate the importance of PBL activities to the development of 21st century skills.
TARGET GROUP: All educators at the primary and secondary levels.
MATERIALS: laptop