University of Delaware Why PBL? George Watson ghw@udel.edu Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education University of Delaware
Characteristics Needed in College Graduates High level of communication skills. Alto nivel de desarrollo de sus capacidades comunicativas. Ability to define problems, gather and evaluate information, develop solutions. Habilidades para definir problemas, recoger y evaluar información, desarrollar soluciones. Quality Assurance in Undergraduate Education (1994) Wingspread Conference, ECS, Boulder, CO.
Características necesarias en un graduado universitario. Team skills -- ability to work with others Capacidades para trabajar en equipo – habilidad para trabajar con otros. Ability to use all of the above to address problems in a complex real-world setting. Habilidad para usar todo lo anterior para encarar problemas en el complejo mundo-real.
Other Reasons? Students learning to communicate in a common language. International Islamic University of Malaya Innovation and thinking ‘outside of the box’. Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Student engagement; learning ‘how to learn’. Inquiry-based approach, bringing research-like approach to thousands of students.