PBL Institute

Term: Fall 2024

Dates & Times: 

Thursday, October 17, 8:30am - 2:30pm

Thursday, October 24, 8:30am - 2:30pm

Location:  Gilbert Place 2124 and 2107

Instructors: Franca Del Signore & Hannah Harris 

Presented By: Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) & Academy for Experiential Learning

Desccription:

NEW this year, CETL and the Academy for Experiential Learning are offering two hybrid PBL Institutes: Project-based AND Problem-based Both two-day institutes will host faculty participants in person at Gilbert Street with lunch included. Coaching support will be two-fold, with our partner institutions Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Project-Based) and University of Delaware (Problem-Based) attending virtually and staff from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) and the Academy for Experiential Learning (AEL) supporting in person.

PBL Institute I: Project-Based Learning Institute In partnership with WPI’s Center for Project Based Learning, the Project-Based learning institute will offer presentations, workshops, and pedagogical coaching with WPI and Virginia Tech faculty mentors with extensive experience and expertise designing courses and teaching with projects. PBL Institute II: Problem-Based Learning Institute In partnership with University of Delaware’s Institute for Transforming University Education, Virginia Tech is hosting its second PBL institute focused on problem-based learning. Join University of Delaware and Virginia Tech experts in problem-based learning pedagogy to design problems to be drivers of learning in your course. Faculty will participate in guided workshops and coaching.