Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning

Resource Category Topic
Team-based learning (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
An overview of a team-based learning module, including group formation, out of class readings for preparation, in-class individual and group…
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Collaborative Learning
Beyond Tests and Quizzes: Creative Assessments in The College Classroom (Mezeske, R. and Mezeske, B.)
Topics include: concept mapping, learning logs, authentic testing, the transition from memorization to analysis; the lab practical; exams as learning…
Type: Book
 Assessment and Feedback Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Learning To Solve Problems A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments (Jonassen, D.)
A comprehensive review of problem solving research and practice, including six kinds of problems and the methods required to solve them; purposes or…
Type: Book
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Pioneering a New Way of Learning in a Complex and Complicated World (Michigan State University)
Rand Spiro makes the case for cognitive flexibility theory, case-based strategy for complex and ill-structured problems, requiring multiple…
Type: Article
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Cognitive Flexibility Theory: Advanced Knowledge Acquisition in Ill-Structured Domains (Spiro, R. J., Coulson, R. L., Feltovich, P. J., & Anderson, D. K.)
This paper discusses some of the special characteristics of advanced learning of complex conceptual material, noting how these characteristics are…
Type: Article
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Project-Based Learning: Teaching Guide (Boston University Center for Teaching & Learning)
Guidelines for implementing project-based learning.
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Case-Based Learning (Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning)
Benefits of case-based learning; examples from science, medicine, public health, law, business, and humanities; and recommendations for finding,…
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
A collection of more than 830 peer-reviewed cases. (case studies)
Type: Instructional Materials
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Case Method Teaching and Learning (Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning)
Includes faculty spotlights, descriptions of types of cases (directed, dilemma or decision, interrupted, and analysis or issue cases) and the…
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Using Case Studies to Teach (Boston University Center for Teaching & Learning)
Discusses common case elements, advantages to use of case studies, guidelines for use, accompanying readings, leading the case discussion, and…
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning