1. Make a digital home for projects in a learning management
system (LMS).
This type of digital organizer is somewhat similar to the tools, such as
Microsoft Sharepoint, that PMs use in the work world. For class projects, an LMS
can act as a container and organizer that supports team communication and
collaboration, the project calendar, assignments, polls, journals or blogs,
grading, and other resources and materials.
The New Tech Network of
PBL-focused schools uses a proprietary LMS called Echo. Another PBL-focused
platform to consider is Project
Foundry. More general LMSs
include Schoology, Edmodo and Google Classroom. Chalkup has a rubric builder built into it.
Or, if a minimal project organizer will do, consider constructing a wiki. A
simple wiki site such as Google Sites or Wikispaces might be all a class needs.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb on 31 Jan 13Very good blog post by Peter Skillen on July 13, 2011 on PBL? Am I Doing It Right? Offers continua for structuring projects by students but couldn't these be adopted in setting up PBL for adult elearners? The continua are trust (locus of control), Questioning (who is generating the questions), Collaboration (how much collaboration is really going on?), Content (reductionist to complex), Knowledge (hidden to visible), Purpose (contrived to authentic).