Bugs in the Task Builder…
If you discover any bugs with the task builder please respond to this post so we can look into and fix any problems. I found one the other day. I found that I was unable to add text to the body of a page. It was frustrating and we’re working of getting that fixed. It’s an odd bug – doesn’t seem to be consistent – those are the worst. I’ve included a workaround that you can use if you’ve also encountered this problem. Just click this highlighted text: Fix so you can add text to a page. You’ll be redirected to a .pdf file with simple workaround. If you do find other problems please try to give us as many details as possible so we can try to recreate the problem. If we can recreate it we have a better chance of tracking it down and fixing it. Thanks! Happy scenario building.
Problem Based Learning – publications
I recently ran across the Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning and found a plethora of articles that I downloaded for reading. One – for those of you wanting a nice intro to PBL: Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions by John Savery can be found in volume 1, No. 1 (spring 2006). The entire journal has open/free access to all articles.
The Great Teacher Within
I just got back from the Hawai’i National Great Teachers Seminar at Kilauea Military Center in the Volcanoes National Park filled with new ideas on how to improve my teaching and our workshops. The community of 58 extraordinary educators who took time from their busy lives to spend a week on a volcano together generously shared ideas, discussed problems, debated solutions, told stories, and built our own content within David Gottschall’s minimal rigid structure that was problem-based without being named PBL. Our challenge was Continue reading
Synergy of Joining Multiple Projects
Combining the work of ATE’s Destination: Problem-Based Learning, ATE’s Plan Bioscience Technology program, and a Carl Perkin’s grant on Problem-Based Learning, faculty developed relevant coursework for transforming agriculture education in Hawaii. Traci Sylva,assistant researcher at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, was quoted in a US News Science article as saying: “We also try to develop such skills as communication, which is something industry has told us it needs, how to work in teams better (workplace etiquette, as well as the basics of business), and what it takes to grow food for our growing population,” she adds. “Employers want their employees to know the basics of business and how their work impacts that business.” –Full article
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