3-Steps eWorkbooks-Problem Based Learning (PBL) Engaging Screenagers
3-Steps eWorkbooks-Problem Based Learning (PBL) Engaging Screenagers
Have you ever done something, but you didn’t know that something had an official name?
When I first started using eWorkbooks the learning was focused on solving problems because you could include questions in the order you wanted the students to think and process the answer.
After a few years of using eWorkbooks, I was attending a teaching improvement training course and realized my students were practicing Problem Based Learning (PBL).
After a few years of using eWorkbooks, I was attending a teaching improvement training course and realized my students were practicing Problem Based Learning (PBL).
Some of you may be asking, “What is Problem Based Learning?”
Good question; basically we give the learners a problem, case, puzzle and they learn by solving the problem.
We generally have students follow 3 steps in PBL:
Step 1: Define problem
Give the students the problem and groupmates share what they know about the problem as they clearly define the problem, and then they enter these in their eWorkbooks.
We have found it is a good practice to give groups slightly different problems as this creates a wider learning experience in the classroom.
Step 2 Assign tasks
Students then create a list or organize a plan to investigate what they don’t know about the problem.
Then groupmates assign tasks for members to investigate and curate examples to share with other groupmates.
Again, students enter their responses to these in eWorkbooks, and this makes for great debriefing so the students can learn more about their assumptions of what they don’t know as well as assigning tasks.
Step 3 Investigate and curate examples
Using their mobile devices, students will then investigate their and curate examples for their assignment.
As the students complete their assignments, they can summarize their experiences in the eWorkbooks as this provides clarity and a real-time review for the learners.
Epilogue
When they enter their findings in eWorkbooks, the students are creating a collection of research, ideas, and creations they can review and see the steps of their learning.
The advantage of using eWorkbooks is that you (and students) can go back and see their logical steps of learning all in one (1) file.
Ultimately we would like the students to internalized this process and review so it becomes a habit pattern in their thinking.
How I started teaching with eWorkbooks.
As a trainer and university lecturer in the USA, I had great success in my training and classrooms by engaging my learners in ways I had learned from my Dale Carnegie Instructor Training. (optimal engagement)
When I moved to Hong Kong, at first I created paper workbooks to help engage students, but they were not too interested and I couldn’t assess the workbooks’ value or student learning. (junk engagement)
I began to search for alternatives and I struggled testing new apps, etc., until I found eWorkbooks, and after testing began to use them full time in the class.
Then we used eWorkbooks (Google Forms with the training slides as well as interactive questions, curating links and tasks, example images and videos, etc. which trainees (Engaging Screenagers) completed using their mobile devices) for interactive learning.
Students used eWorkbooks to answer questions, interact, share learning reflections, etc. while I lead the discussion, and after they submitted their answers, they would get their responses sent to their inbox so they could review their learning Moments of Growth. (optimal engagement)
Because the students’ responses from eWorkbooks go right into a spreadsheet in real-time, as the teacher I can monitor what students are doing to give them guidance in the moment, as well as track their learning develop over time.
Doesn’t this seem like a more interesting way for our Engaging Screenagers to learn?
Don’t you see how using eWorkbooks can add value to PBL?
Wouldn’t we ultimately penalize our learners’ future prospects if we don’t teach with PBL?
Monitor PBL with eWorkbooks, make learning more valuable.
Remember, come join tomorrow to see more Improving Your Engagement with Screenagers and others inspirational experiences and ideas for Optimal Engagement in the ScreenAge.
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