Florida Virtual Schools (FLVS) has recognized the effectiveness of Project-Based Learning (PBL), and has been working to incorporate this transformative teaching strategy in its online courses. PBL has become increasingly popular in education as more classrooms K-12 incorporate it with their course material, similarly online learning as also assumed an increasing role in K-12 content delivery.
Featuring collaborative projects, virtual field trips, educational games, and other interactive activities. - Some of these activities could be useful to create authentic, collaborative activities within PBL projects.
What is It? Project-based learning is an instructional strategy in which students work cooperatively over time to create a product, presentation, or performance. The two essential components of project-based learning are an engaging and motivating question and a product that meaningfully addresses that question.
PBL experiences typically take place in a physical environment, where students can collaborate together and the facilitator can monitor project progress. However, currently, there are many classrooms that aren't in a classroom at all. Teachers are suddenly shifting toward virtual and online modes. So, how do we do PBL in a distance learning environment?