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- Title: Project-Based Learning in the First Year
- Author : Kristin K. Wobbe
- Release Date : January 25, 2019
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 4459 KB
Description
Published in association with AAC&U.
This book has two goals: First, to show the value of significant project-based work for first-year undergraduate students; and Second, to share how to introduce this work into first year programs. The authors spend the bulk of the book sharing what they have learned about this practice, including details about the administrative support and logistics required. They have also included sample syllabi, assignments and assessments, and classroom activities.
The projects are applicable in a liberal arts education, in engineering programs, in two and four year colleges, in public and private universities--any institution with first year undergraduate students that wants to actively engage them in understanding and solving real-world problems through project work. Evidence shows that project-based learning, with real world, team-based educational experiences, increases the engagement and retention rate of underserved students. Introducing project-based learning in the first year can set the stage for incorporating the culture and practice of inclusive excellence as foundation for learning on college and university campuses.
Foreword: Do Project-Based Learning—Save the World—Randy Bass
Acknowledgements
Introduction: A Little Bit of History: The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Plan and the Great Problems Seminars—Arthur Heinricher
Part One: Making the Case for Project-Based Learning in the First Year
1) An Introduction to Project-Based Learning in the First Year—Kristin Boudreau and Kristin Wobbe
2) The Value of a Transdisciplinary Approach—Kristin Boudreau and Derren Rosbach
3) Institutional Support—Jill Rulfs and Kristin Wobbe
Part Two: Preparing for Project-Based Learning
4) Reenvisioning the Role of Faculty—Geoff Pfeifer and David Spanagel
5) Team Teaching: Dialogic Duets—Svetlana Nikitina and Diran Apelian
6) Assessment of Project-Based Learning in the First Year—Rob Traver and Rebecca Ziino Plotke
7) Supporting Project-Based Learning with Librarians and Information Literacy—Marja Bakermans and Rebecca Ziino Plotke
8) Sponsored Projects: Learning With a Sense of Urgency and Agency—Svetlana Nikitina and Diran Apelian
Part Three: Making Project-Based Learning Work in the Classroom
9) Setting First Year Students Up for Success in a Project—Elisabeth A. Stoddard and David Spanagel
10) Teaching Course Content through Skill Building—Elisabeth A. Stoddard and Jill Rulfs
11) Equitable and Effective Student Teams: Creating and Managing Team Dynamics for Equitable Learning Outcomes—Geoff Pfeifer and Elisabeth A. Stoddard
12) Managing Student Dynamics and Team Conflict on Student Project Teams—Charlie Morse
References
Contributors
Index
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