Inquiry and/or Problem Based Resources
Problem-Based Article:
Using Technology to Promote Success in PBL Courses
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/articles/Using-Technology-to-Promote-Success-in-PBL.pdf
A great article that explains how to use technology to promote success in problem-based learning.
It also gives information on how to teach students problem solving skills and teach them how to ask
productive questions. It also explains how to implement problem-based learning to achieve the
greatest effectiveness for the students.
Lesson Plans and Activities:
The Ghost Particle
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/4271/preview/
This site includes information on inquiry-based lesson plans that teaches the student
to become engaged by asking questions and doing different kinds of experiments. It also
gives information about how to encourage students to ask question and inquiry about a
certain topic. This site includes handouts and website links that will assist teachers and students.
Project-Based Article:
Project-Based Technology: Instructional Strategy for Developing Technological Literacy
Authors: Moti Frank and Abigail Barzilai
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v18n1/pdf/frank.pdf
These authors explain how to compare project-based technology and project-based
science for an effective strategy in teaching literacy. They also explain the importance of
the comparisons of these project-based strategies.
WikiEducator– Web site: www.wikieducator.org
This site is great to share educational project-based plans with teachers and students.
It can be shared around the world and can collaborate content information to create an
open education resource for all to share.
Problem-Based Learning Activities
http://www.amphi.com/teachers/pgreenleaf/edtech/pblactivities.html
Great site with a variety of activities that uses problem-based learning strategies.
Some of the links that are offered focus on creating webquest to assist the student through
a self-guided learning tool. This site also provides different activities ideas for different subject areas.