Project+Based+Learning

=Project Based Learning=

What is Project Based Learning?

 * Student groups work on relevant, open-ended question (interdisciplinary, student-centered)

What skills are developed in this method?

 * investigate, analyse, explain & synthesise, solve problems, organise work+time, present, criticise
 * team work

The virtual classroom:

 * Collaborative writing (e.g. draft of student newspaper),
 * documentation (experiments)
 * taking minutes of meetings
 * lesson summaries http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Word+Processing
 * individual assessments http://westwood.wikispaces.com/Scenario+2
 * classroom organisation (+information for parents)
 * hall of fame for e-projects

The real classroom:

 * most of the work on Wiki can take place at home!
 * Introduction in school necessary -> computers needed
 * regular discussion of problems and progress