Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

Owning Your Project-Based Learning is a user-friendly, vividly illustrated guide designed to help undergraduate students and their instructors fully realize the power of project-based learning (PBL). This book complements a wide range of discipline-specific materials, guiding college students to identify topics of interest, conduct thorough research, and tackle real-world problems through thoughtfully designed projects. It is an indispensable resource for undergraduate instructors, enabling them to focus on content while providing students with the necessary tools to collaborate with community partners and effectively manage project development. Whether assigned by a professor or developed with teams or community partners, PBL offers enriching, hands-on educational experiences across various disciplines. As the demand for PBL at the undergraduate level increases, this essential guide addresses college-specific needs – from the academic research process to the critical roles of distribution, publication, and multimedia in career readiness – ensuring comprehensive support for both students and faculty.

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Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

Owning Your Project-Based Learning is a user-friendly, vividly illustrated guide designed to help undergraduate students and their instructors fully realize the power of project-based learning (PBL). This book complements a wide range of discipline-specific materials, guiding college students to identify topics of interest, conduct thorough research, and tackle real-world problems through thoughtfully designed projects. It is an indispensable resource for undergraduate instructors, enabling them to focus on content while providing students with the necessary tools to collaborate with community partners and effectively manage project development. Whether assigned by a professor or developed with teams or community partners, PBL offers enriching, hands-on educational experiences across various disciplines. As the demand for PBL at the undergraduate level increases, this essential guide addresses college-specific needs – from the academic research process to the critical roles of distribution, publication, and multimedia in career readiness – ensuring comprehensive support for both students and faculty.

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Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

by Jacqueline Preston
Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

Owning Your Project-Based Learning: The College Student's Guide to Design Thinking, Problem Selection, and Self-Assessment

by Jacqueline Preston

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Owning Your Project-Based Learning is a user-friendly, vividly illustrated guide designed to help undergraduate students and their instructors fully realize the power of project-based learning (PBL). This book complements a wide range of discipline-specific materials, guiding college students to identify topics of interest, conduct thorough research, and tackle real-world problems through thoughtfully designed projects. It is an indispensable resource for undergraduate instructors, enabling them to focus on content while providing students with the necessary tools to collaborate with community partners and effectively manage project development. Whether assigned by a professor or developed with teams or community partners, PBL offers enriching, hands-on educational experiences across various disciplines. As the demand for PBL at the undergraduate level increases, this essential guide addresses college-specific needs – from the academic research process to the critical roles of distribution, publication, and multimedia in career readiness – ensuring comprehensive support for both students and faculty.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032557021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 12/30/2024
Pages: 206
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jacqueline Preston is Associate Professor in the Department of English at Utah Valley University, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Topics 1. Situate: Understanding Context 2. Explore: Choosing Topics That Matter Part II: Problems 3. Organize: Getting Set For Research 4. Focus: Conducting Preliminary and Scholarly Research Part III: Designs 5. Design: Generating Big Ideas 6. Prototype: Testing Your Ideas 7. Interview: Gathering Insight from Users Part IV: Projects 8. Propose: Making It Official 9. Develop: Creating Deliverables 10. Assess: Measuring Success

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