Problem-Based Learning

Using Problem Based Learning

• Thinking Toward Solutions: Problem-based learning activities for General Biology. A student manual. (D. E. Allen & B.J. 1998. Duch, Saunders College Publishing. ISBN 0-03-025033-1)
• The way of Flesch: The art of writing readable cases (C.F. Herreid, 2002. Journal of College Science Teaching 31(5): 289-291).
• Twixt Fact and Fiction: A case writer's dilemma (C.F. Hereid, 2002, Journal of College Science Teaching 31(7): 428-430).
• Problem-Based Learning Assessment and Research (PROBLARC), The University of Newcastle, Australia (http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/problarc/welcome.html)
• Practical Considerations for assessing inquiry-based instruction: Some guidelines for improving student assessment (W.J. Straits and R.R. Wilke, Journal of College Science Teaching 31(7):432-435).
• When justice peeks: Evaluating students in case study teaching (C.F. Herreid. 2001. Journal of College Science Teaching 30(7):430-433).
• Problem-based Learning, University of Delaware (http://www.udel.edu/pbl/)
• Problem-based Learning, Samford University (http://www.samford.edu/schools/education/pbl.htm)
• Problem-based Learning, University of California, Irvine. (http://www.pbl.uci.edu/links.html)

Case Studies Collections

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, Case Collection, SUNY Buffalo. (http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm)

Several cases included in Journal of College Science Teaching The Magic of Storytelling. 32(4), September 2002.

Illinois Problem-based Learning Network, Summer Sleuths Program (http://www.imsa.edu/center/cpbl/ipbln/sleuths/problems/problems.html)

PBL Cases, Universiteit Maastricht (Netherlands) PBL-site (http://www.unimaas.nl/pbl/)