Interactive Lectures

Heather MacDonald, Rebecca Teed. Staring Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

Interactive Lectures Defined

http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/

This brief clear introduction explains the concept and lists practical-use links

Staring Point: Teaching Entry Level Geoscience

How to Give Interactive Lectures

http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/howto.html

The best discussion of how to do interactive lecturing on the web. Be sure to find "Other Resources" at the end of this article. And click on any of the links in the left frame.

Workshops by Thiagi.

Interactive Lectures: summaries of 36 formats

http://www.thiagi.com/interactive-lectures.html

Probably the best resources-to-use site on the web

Interactive Lectures

http://www.swap.ac.uk/learning/interactive1.asp

A great site. Be sure to click on the interactive pullout menu on the left

Next Generation: Education Technology versus the lecture

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0340.pdf

An article from Educause, discussing the uses of technology

http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/ilig/papers/printlecturer.html

An excellent set of short articles that explain the rationale and practice of interactive lecturese

http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/kiosk/09.01text/laptops.html

From the University of Minnesota at Crookston, one of the oldest users of laptops, this article explains ways to use laptops in classes that are lecture based.

http://www.me.unm.edu/~bgreen/learning/rpi_trip.pdf

A report by Robert Greenlee on how laptops are used to create interactive lecture into classes at RPI.

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Teemu Kerola

Producing Interactive Web Lectures with Authorware

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kerola/artikkelit/koli_03/koli_03.ppt#257

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University  Tips for Teachers: Twenty Ways to Make Lectures More Participatory http://bokcenter.harvard.edu/docs/TFTlectures.html
Twenty easy to use suggestions for interactive lectures

Problem Based Learning

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Comparing PBL and Traditional Methods

http://www2.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/comparison/

A thorough, though all-list, explanation of PBL

ASCD, The Definition of Problem Based Learning

http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.a4befa0de1b8d1fddeb3ffdb62108a0c/

Helpful introduction to this concept

University of Cincinnati. University Libraries. Applying Problem Based Learning in Literature Classes

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/instruction/faculty/pblandliterature.html

A menu of very fine articles on using PBL in concept-driven humanities classes

Penn State: Teaching and Learning with Technology

Student Tips for Solving Case Problems

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cases/studenttips/research.html

This page introduces you to how to manage case studies in class

SEE ALSO:

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cases/studenttips/index.html

This is the home page for Penn State's excellent site on using Case Studies

Ronald E. Purser, San Francisco State University

Problem Based Learning

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rpurser/revised/pages/problem.htm

An article that presents a comprehensive overview of PBL

Dr Wee Keng Neo, Lynda

PBL-in-Action: How to Implement Problem-based Learning in Business Marketing?

http://www.cdtl.nus.edu.sg/link/mar2003/pbl1.htm

Explains Design, Process, and Assessment clearly yet succinctly

Christopher M. Scherpereel, Mary Y. Bowers

Using Critical-Problem-Based Learning Factors in an Integrated Undergraduate Business Curriculum: A Business Course

http://sbaweb.wayne.edu/~absel/bkl/.%5Cvol33%5C33ac.pdf

This article explains the rationale and practice of successful use of PBL

Illinois Mathematical and Science Academy

http://www.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/

Home page of the Illinois Mathematical and Science Academy.

This page is an index to resources on PBL including

TUTORIALS http://www.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/tutorials/

RESEARCH ARTICLES http://www.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/articles/

WEB RESOURCES http://www.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/resources/

Sheella Mierson, A Problem Based Learning Courss in Physiology for Undergraduate and Graduate Basic Science Students

Advan Physiol Educ 275:16-27, 1998.

http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/275/6/S16

A lengthy article on the use and effectiveness of PBL. For other articles that cite this article see http://advan.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/275/6/S16

Maasticht University, PBL site

http://www.unimaas.nl/pbl/

This excellent site offers many resources. Start by clicking on the Faculties link, then choose your area. Helpful is the "Faculty of Arts and Culture."

Problem Based Learning Faculty Institute

What is Problem Based learning?

University of California, Irvine

]http://www.pbl.uci.edu/whatispbl.html

Click on "Examples" to find uses of PBL in courses

Maricopa Center For Teaching and Leanring Instruction

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/info.html

This excellent one-screen site defines PBL and gives links to other sources. Be sure to try the Southern Illinois Medical site http://www.pbli.org/

and look for Generic Problem Based Learning Essentials\ http://www.pbli.org/pbl/generic_pbl.htm