Problem Based Learning (PBL) - Instructor Role
| The Tutor's (Teacher's) Role in a Problem-based Learning Curriculum from the UBUYACAR Tutor Manual from Maricopa. | See the related Student Manual for UBUYACAR; and the PBL at Maricopa Site which has many interesting links. | The instructor is * an active designer * a facilitator * stimulated. |
| What is the role of the instructor in PBL? from Stanford. | This Site has additional links to theory, high school examples, resources, and much more. | The instructor * is a resource * actively plans * provides immediate feedback * act as metacognitive coaches. |
| Scaffolding for Success in Problem-Based Learning - an article by Tony Greening, The University of Ballarat, Australia. | This is a long article emphasizes the deep learning as an outcome of PBL, issues and processes. | Roles of the instructor are * facilitation of the learning process via prompting * assisting in group processes to ensure that they maintain focus. |
| Tutorial on Problem-Based Learning: Taxonomy of Socratic Questioning | Flowing categories of questions to ask to ensure learning. | The role of the skilled teacher/facilitator is to keep the inquiry "train on track," but, also, to allow the students to "travel to a viable destination" of their own design. |
| How to move instruction toward higher order thinking | ||
| International Organization from Dept. of Political Science and International Relations University of Delaware. | This is an excellent example relating Bloom's Taxonomy to the types of questioning. The author has designed methods of learning concepts of international law. | LEVEL 1: emphasize
basic knowledge and comprehension; LEVEL 2: emphasize the analysis of material and situations and the application of basic knowledge to problems; LEVEL 3: emphasize analysis of material, creative synthesis of analytic elements, and evaluation of goals, process, and/or outcomes. |
