Project and Problem-based Learning

Project-based learning blends traditional subject-matter goals and objectives with authentic learning environments. Project-based learning is an approach to learning focusing on developing a product or creation. The project may or may not be student-centered, problem-based, or inquiry-based.

Problem-based Learning is an approach to learning focusing on the process of solving a problem and acquiring knowledge. The approach is also inquiry-based when students are active in creating the problem.

The project-based approach provides a meaningful direction, the problem-based approach brings meaning for students, the inquiry approach helps students become more aware of their environment, and the multiple intelligences address individual needs and interests. The WebQuest environment combines these ideas together into a meaningful project. Explore these approaches as background for developing effective information skills activities.

Explore the Titanic in the Classroom project. This is a wonderful example of project-based learning.

Explore Teacher Tap: Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning.

video clip View Integrated Project-based Learning (Real Media - 1:18).

In this video, a teacher discusses the value of an integrated, project-based approach to learning. The importance of linking facts and ideas to a meaningful project such as a Medieval event is stressed. - Excerpt from “SOAR: A Reading Collaboration” by IU Ed Services

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Read Key Word: Project-based and Social Action Learning in THE BLUE BOOK by Callison and Preddy, 496-501.

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The Big List on Project-based Learning from edtopia

Creating Information Problem Solvers for the Information Age: Information Fluency from LISD. Also, explore their Sample Scenarios.