The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the College Classroom

by Jose A. Amador, Libby Miles, Calvin B. Peters

This book is a guide for the development and implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in college-level courses. It provides practical advice from real professors, includes examples of PBL in action through every stage from problem development to implementation, and integrates cross-disciplinary experiences into the practice of PBL in the college classroom. Its nuts-and-bolts approach makes it valuable to faculty, graduate teaching assistants, and faculty development professionals interested in learning how to do PBL, as well as to those already using PBL who would like to learn more about what other practitioners do in their classrooms. Readers will learn what really is and isn’t PBL and why some choose to use it, what is its effect on the learning landscape, and how to overcome tricky issues such as class size, student resistance, controlling classroom chaos, conservative colleagues, assessment, and student evaluations. Extensive examples and resources for further study are included, making it a concise, yet comprehensive guide to launching a successful problem-based learning course on your own.

Genres: Education, Teaching

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Drick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Problem based learning is a extension of teaching by case studies by presenting students with real problems with ambiguity and lack of information as a way of learning concepts from the field be it science, leadership or writing. I am hoping to use PBL in my spring courses and found this book to be a good guide. Like anything I wan't really know PBL until I try it, and then i suspect this book will become even more insightful

[Angela Hathikhanavala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book group, another book -- if anything, this book's fault is that it's so short -- of course, as an introduction to a teaching technique, I suppose short is ok. Inspired me to make a few additions to my syllabi for next term.