{"id":2571,"date":"2025-10-10T11:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/?page_id=2571"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:09:14","slug":"project-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/teaching-methods-and-strategies\/project-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Project-Based Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Worcester Polytechnic Institute\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/project-based-learning\/pbl-higher-education\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Center for PBL<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has an online resource specific to higher education that offers an excellent starting point for faculty. The center also offers summer institutes for faculty who wish to learn more and develop PBL in their own courses. The institute\u2019s director, Kris Wobbe,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trincoll.mediaspace.kaltura.com\/media\/2024-11-21%20-%20Project-Based%20Learning%3A%20What%2C%20Why%20and%20How%20-%20Kris%20Wobbe\/1_p2k8bjs1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">spoke at Trinity<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in fall 2024.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In collaboration with\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inside Higher Ed<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Times Higher Education\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has published short guides on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/campus\/implementing-projectbased-learning-practical-guide\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">implementing PBL<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and using\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/campus\/using-projectbased-learning-boost-student-motivation-and-engagement\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PBL to enhance student motivation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tea for Teaching<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0podcast has done two episodes on Project-Based Teaching (guest:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teaforteaching.com\/21-project-based-learning\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jeff Bradbury<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">) and Making Team Projects Work (guests:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/teaforteaching.com\/193-making-team-projects-work\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lauren Vicker and Tim Franz<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pblworks.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PBLWorks<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a resource designed primarily for K-12 teachers, but which has useful information on getting started, research on PBL, and other resources that will be relevant to undergraduate teaching.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>For those interested in the outcomes of PBL, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0883035519325704\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">2020 review article<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0summarized work in the scholarship of teaching and learning on this topic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Books at the CTL Library<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libib.com\/u\/ctlbooks?solo=143408455\"><em>Project-Based Learning in the First Year: Beyond All Expectations <\/em><\/a>edited by Kristin Wobbe and Elisabeth Stoddard, explores how project-based learning (PBL) can transform the first-year college experience by engaging students in authentic, interdisciplinary problem-solving from the very start of their academic journey.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"112\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libib.com\/u\/ctlbooks?solo=143408473\"><em>An Educator\u2019s Guide to Project-Based Learning: Turning Theory into Practice<\/em><\/a> by Fey Cole offers a concise, accessible roadmap for educators to adopt and sustain project-based learning (PBL) across educational levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources The Worcester Polytechnic Institute\u2019s\u00a0Center for PBL\u00a0has an online resource specific to higher education that offers an excellent starting point for faculty. 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