Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Learning: PBL/ IBL

Hello to my fellow readers!

Today I am going to be talking about two different types of learning; Project based learning and Inquiry Based Learning. I have just recently learned about these two learning styles and felt like it was important to share with you guys. 

 Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.  PBL is a great way to teach students because it is based on real world contexts, allowing students to work together in groups on a project, and present their findings to the class/ teacher. Not only is Project Based Learning interactive, it build success skills for college, their careers and life in general. It will help to teach students to work with technology and allows them insight to the real world and their communities. (http://bie.org/about/what_pbl)
Some examples of Project Based Learning is learning about a country and having them do research on that country. Students will then have the chance to take a "field trip" to the country they have selected, after they have learned about it and what it takes to travel there. In one of the video we watched student make passport, the teacher assigned two students to be a pilot and co- captain, and they "flew"/ watched a video about the country they had selected. (http://www.edutopia.org/kindergarten-project-based-learning-video)

After watching videos in my Technology class it is very different from what I personally experienced in the classroom. When using project based learning students have the opportunity to come up with their own plans and ideas. Whereas when I am in the classroom I typically see students in structured learning. Most of the time students are doing worksheet and not really using their own thoughts and ideas and the teacher was there to help and support them.


Moving on the the next type of learning, Inquiry Based Learning. This type of learning uses involvement in learning to help student possess skills and attitudes that permit you seek resolutions to questions and issues while you construct new knowledge. Inquiry Based learning has a lot of advantages when it comes time to using it in the classroom. Students are involved in complex projects where they prepare for engagement as well as collaborate with others. This will help them for future schooling, their workplace, and in general. Engaging students in this type of learning allows students to apply classroom- gathered knowledge to real-world problems. Students will also develop habits that will last a lifetime and will also enable creative thinking and working well with others.   

A good way of understanding what a Inquiry Based Learning concept is through an example. After watching a video of this I was better able to understand. In the video students were presented with a question by the teacher: Would you advise someone visiting from out of town to go tubing in Boulde Creek (based on water quality)?  Based on this question students were able to get samples form the creek and perform research on the question and come up with an answer.

Comparing what I learned today to what I see in the classroom in my practicums Inquiry Based Learning is different then what I am use to seeing in the everyday classroom. This type of learning is based off of skill whereas in a classroom setting they are more focused more on learning the content. It is rare to see a teacher just give students a question and have them come up with research to back up their findings. 

Sources: 

Crombie, Scottie. "What Is Inquiry-Based Learning?" YouTube. YouTube, 26 May 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.
"Five-Year-Olds Pilot Their Own Project-Based Learning." Edutopia. N.p., 09 May 2007. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. 
"Inquiry-Based Learning in the Science Classroom." YouTube. YouTube, 15 Aug. 2015. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FrtW_V33TcUbe6wKtUnbYy2L379PJcMCESaScBMp-f0/edit (completed by Brittany Ledek, Jessica Kravchak, and Jessica Cachia)





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