ProjectBased Learning Teaching By Design

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Project-Based LearningTeaching By Design

• Mark Snyder
• MSA Consulting Group

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Objectives

• Learning Models
• Defining the Population
• The Training Model
• Project-Based Learning

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Learning Styles - 1975

• Accommodators
• Convergers
• Divergers
• Assimilators

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Problems

• Poorly Defined
• Too Much Overlap
• Population Segments Left Out
• Not Objective-Based (ISD)

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Learning Styles - 1999

• Independent
• Dependent
• Collaborative

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Advantages

• Defined By Action and Activity
• Easily Characterized
• Allows for Subject-Based Shifts
• Fits Objective Profiles
• Allows Lesson and Activity Planning

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Independent Learners

• Comprise 1-3 of Population
• Annoyingly Accurate
• Will Succeed Without You
• Tend To Be Disruptive
• The Page 66 Kids
• Expected Result 100
• Leave Me Alone!

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Dependent Learners

• Comprise 70 of Population
• Demand Immediacy and Contact
• Will Wander If Left Unguided
• Need Constant Attention / Encouragement
• Expected Result 40 - 75
• 30 Students 21 Dependents (One of You)
• Show Me, Tell Me, Hold My Hand

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Collaborative Learners

• Comprise 30 of Population
• Most Fun to Teach
• Work Well Without Direct Supervision
• Work Very Well In Groups
• Make Excellent Peer Tutors
• Expected Result 75 - 100
• Most Likely to Learn and Adapt
• Tell Me, Show Me, Let Me Try

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The Training Model

• Pedagogy Makes PhD's, Not Chefs
• Teach PROCESS, Not CONTENT
• Consider the Medical Student
• Watch One Do One Teach One
• Facilitate Peer Learning
• Integrate Other Disciplines
• Use Project-Based Materials

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Project-Based Learning (PBL)

• Learning Model Based On Process
• Long-Term
• Interdisciplinary
• Student-Centered
• Integrates Real-World Issues and Practices
• Incorporates Change Management

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Components of Project-Based Learning

• Curriculum Based On Standards
• Multimedia
• Student Direction and Decision-Making
• Collaboration
• A Real-World Connection
• Extended Time Frames
• Innovative Assessment
• Constructive Activities

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Operating Principles

• Relevance and Timeliness
• Teamwork Skills
• Personal and Shared Responsibility
• Thoughtful Decision-Making
• Taking Initiative
• Complex Problem-Solving
• Build and Nurture Relationships

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Benefits of PBL

• Engages and Motivates Students
• Allows Students to Ask Questions
• Requires Students to Make Good Decisions
• Find Answers
• Solve Problems
• Anticipate Obstacles
• Production Process is Authentic
• Decreases Isolation of Participants

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PBL In and Out of School

• Connect to Life Events Outside of School
• Real-World Rules
• Real-World Concerns
• Documented (Learning) Processes
• Final Product is PERFECT
• Benefits Accrue to Everyone - Stakeholders

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Project-Based Learning

• Start With A Finished Product
• Direct Process With Visual References
• Describe Exact Procedural Steps
• Evaluate at Every Milestone
• Provide Tips and Traps
• Display Completed Project
• Improve Design Update Product