This was a very exciting project for me. I had a hard time deciding what I would do but then it occurred to me that this would be a good time to begin a video journal into my journey with Problem Based Learning [PBL]. It has been a very hard item to research and get good information on the planning and development of PBL lessons especially when curriculum is being layered. I really wanted to talk to someone who was actually doing this and get their thoughts on their personal experience. Maybe there will be someone else out there who wants to know how a person gets started in this type of instruction and that it is not just a decision to do it and then Ta-Da, you instantly have the wherewithal to do it with all of the internet resources and support of traditional lesson plans.
This first video describes how I stumbled into PBL as a pedagogy and am really just following the lead of my students as I encourage them to construct their own learning. I am holding on white knuckled and adrenaline rushing but still have my hands and feet inside the ride.
