digital age pbl

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Project Based Learning in a Digital Age

Project Based Learning in a Digital Age

John Mergendoller, Buck Institute for EducationBarbara Frey, Connections EducationKerry Rice, Ed. D. , Department of Educational Technology, Boise State University

Agenda

1. Introductions2. The Buck Institute for Education PBL

Overview3. Cool Tools and the projects they support4. Let’s Play!5. Traditional vs. Blended vs. Fully Online

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Tour the BIE Website

How does technology enable us to teach

better???

Essential skills and attributes a well-educated person should have in the 21st century:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• Global awareness• Digital, information, media

and social literacy• Financial, business and

economical literacy• Creativity• Critical thinking and

problem solving

• Communication and collaboration

• Flexibility and adaptability

• Initiative and self-direction

• Leadership and responsibility

• Productivity and accountability

Technology allows…

• Repetition• Individualization• Pace• Multiple

representations• Metacognition• Motivation• Interests• Level playing field

• Resource sharing• Collaborative

knowledge construction

• Participatory culture• Learning styles

Online Communities

Instructional Teaching Aids

NASA: Communications and the Lunar Outpost

Virtual Schoolhouse Bridges Project

Multimedia Tools

Virtual Schoolhouse Get a Grip Project

More tools…

• Resource Sharing– Google Sites– Diigo and Webslides– Edublog– CiteULike– Xtimeline– Trailmeme– Paper.li/Scoop it

• Games– Centre of the Cell– Earthquake– Cruel 2 B Kind– Stop Disasters!

• Brainstorming– Bubbl.us– Kidspiration

• Project Management– Google Groups– Google Sites– Gliffy– Doodle

• Writing and Reflection– Voicethread– Glogster– Bitstrips– Google Docs

Interactive Project Planner

http://www.bie.org/project_planner/create

1. Register2. Search the Project Library3. Project idea and identify tools for support4. Fill in the Project Planner5. Share

How Does Technology Support PBL Learning Environments?

Traditional

Blended

Virtual

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PBL Digital Age: Bricks and Mortar

PBL Digital Age: Blended

PBL Digital Age: Virtual

How will your classroom be transformed?

Kerry RiceDepartment of Educational TechnologyBoise State Universitykrice@boisestate.edu

John MergendollerBuck Institute for Educationjohn@bie.org

Barbara FreyConnections Academybfrey@connectionsacademy.com