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rials in a Problem Based Course * Database of Resources * Important Themes * Guides for Lecturers * Events and Workshops * Teaching Development Projects * Materials Awareness Projects * About the Centre * Contact Us * News * Features * Articles and Publications * Cymraeg * Search * Home by James Busfield and Ton Peijs Why This Guide? In 2000 the Department of Materials at Queen Mary University of London introduced Problem Based Learning (PBL) into their first year undergraduate program - being the first Materials Department in the UK to do so. A year later PBL was further expanded into their second year undergraduate program. To make space in the curriculum, the teaching load was reduced by 20% and most of the traditional practical classes were removed. Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a concept used to enhance multidisciplinary skills using planned problem scenarios. It is an active way of learning that teaches students problem solving skills, while at the same time allowing them to acquire basic knowledge. PBL was first introduced in the late 1960s at McMaster University in North America, and has since spread around the world mainly in medical education. The principal aims of implementing PBL are: * To integrate knowledge and skills from a range of multidisciplinary modules * To acquire knowledge through self-study * To teach students how to work in groups and manage group projects * To improve and develop transferable skills of students * To develop problem solving skills of students * To encourage self-motivation, curiosity and thinking * And finally, to make learning fun! A PBL Guide This guide is based on what Queen Mary University of London does and its context. It can be used as a guide to developing a PBL system that works in your context. At Queen Mary University of London, for first year students, the PBL program consists of 6 case studies (3 per semester) and s

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Manage all teacher and student accounts from one simple administrators dashboard. Easily view analytics dashboard, add and remove sites, teachers and students with just a few clicks.

"Ten Good Video Sources for Science Students and Teachers"

"ReadWorks provides over 1,000 non-fiction reading passages to help your students' reading comprehension. "

"ReadWorks provides over 1,000 non-fiction reading passages to help your students' reading comprehension. "

Site for students to get help with homework and to collaborate on projects.

"Ten Good Video Sources for Social Studies Students and Teachers"

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This teacher used back-channels while his students are watching videos so that they can discuss the footage as they're seeing it. Annotating videos with Video ANT could take that process a step further by creating an archive that matches the various points in the footage.

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Microsoft Mathematics provides a graphing calculator that plots in 2D and 3D, step-by-step equation solving, and useful tools to help students with math and science studies.

"integrating the development of students' thinking with content learning across subject matters."

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"Since 2010 Timelines.tv has offered an invaluable free-to-use resource for students, teachers and life-learners."

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Very cool search engine. You can ask for upper elem to college results. Divides the results into websites, videos and images and if you create an account you can save the items you "pin". If you create a class you can see where your students have been searching. There are even quizzes over material searched.

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Students will know . . . - The history and methods of public information campaigns in America. - How to identify the most effective form of sharing information with the public. Students will be able to . . . * Write an "abstract" describing their plan and model for their campaign * Evaluate a person's attempt to change something for both its motivation and effect * Select and create the medium most effective for conveying their message.

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Applications for Education Unfortunately, the videos in Science Magazine's Video Portal don't have embed codes for placing them in your blog or website so you will have to just link to them. The nice thing about the videos is that each of them is connected to a print article that your students can read. The videos could be a good support material to have students view after an initial reading of the connected print article. This post originally appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Follow on Google+, Facebook, or Twitter.

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