Bringing Curriculum to Life: Enacting Project-Based Learning in [Computer Science] Programs
Description
In this episode I unpack Tobias, Campbell, and Greco’s (2015) publication titled “Bringing curriculum to life: Enacting project-based learning in music programs” to explore how computer science educators could incorporate project-based learning in their classroom.
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00:00 Intro
00:35 Abstract
01:32 What is project-based learning?
02:21 Vignettes
03:02 The project continuum
06:47 Designing project-based learning
07:12 Worthy topics
12:11 Real-life context
15:22 Questions
16:55 Critical thinking and dispositions
17:55 Scope
21:29 Designing the experience
23:19 Challenges with PBL
25:23 Assessment and evaluation
25:40 Parting thoughts from the authors
26:36 Lingering questions and thoughts
26:44 Where along the project continuum do your projects tend to lie?
28:21 How do projects afford certain types of engagement while constraining others?
29:22 How might project-based learning differ in constructivist versus constructionist pedagogies?
30:51 How comfortable are you with facilitating multiple projects simultaneously?
32:11 Outro