Problem based learning is a student-centered pedagogy that presents students with real-world problems to solve. It requires students to identify what they need to learn to solve the problem, examine their existing knowledge, and develop solutions. This approach helps students improve communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills while achieving deeper levels of learning compared to traditional lectures. Students work through a process of exploring problems, identifying necessary information, analyzing solutions, and publishing results. The end goal is for students to lead with new ideas and make meaning from contextualized situations rather than just collecting facts.

1. PROBLEM BASED LEARNINGHOW TO GET STUDENTS TO LEAD WITH A VISION OF NEW THOUGHT!

2. PROBLEM BASED LEARNING (PBL)The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. Gloria Steinem

3. WHAT IS IT?“With PBL, your teacher presents you with a problem, not lectures or assignments or exercises. Since you are not handed "content", your learning becomes active in the sense that you discover and work with content that you determine to be necessary to solve the problem.”Landsberger, J. (1996)

4. Problem based learning will provide you with opportunities to:Discover what you need to learn Examine and try out what you know Develop your people skills for achieving higher performance in teams Improve your communications skills State and defend positions with evidence and sound argument Become more flexible in processing information and meeting obligations Practice skills that you will need after your education

5. Key StepsExploreIdentifyDocumentFind Possible SolutionsPlanIdentify necessary informationDocument AnalyzePublish

6. WHAT ARE THE END RESULTS?Orients students toward meaning-making over fact-collectingLearns via contextualized problem sets and situationsAchieves higher levels of comprehension, develop more learning and knowledge-Fosters learning that adapts to new situations and related domains as quickly