Overview

This page is dedicated to an annotated list of online PBL resources. If you discover a good link that we have yet to find, or you find one of ours that is dead, drop us an email and we'll take the appropriate action.

• http://www.fsm.ac.fj/PWS/Resources/General/Article-PBL%20at%20FSM-%20shashi-final.doc
  
  Using PBL to reduce attrition and improve the learning experiences for Medical Students at Fiji's School of Medcine.
  
• http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/whatis/whatis/slide1.html
  
  The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) have been leaders in PBL for some years and this URL marks the beginning of a "what is PBL tutorial.
  
  
• http://edweb.sdsu.edu/open_house/PSA.html#RTFToC1
  
  The Problem Solving Assistant (San Diego State University). This link describes software developed to facilitate problem-based learning online.
  
• http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/facdev/educational.html
  
  McMaster University in the Canada has been a world leader in the development and use of problem-based learning. This link is to the Faculty of Health Sciences where there are some interesting Educational tools and resources.

• http://www.uclan.ac.uk/facs/health/nursing/sonic/

  Students On-linein Nursing Integrated Curricula (SONIC) PBL Scenarios and resources.

e-learning Blog

This Weblog has been set up to explore some of the more contemporary approaches to e-learning in higher education.

• http://www-ed.fnal.gov/trc/tutorial/pbl.html
  
  Online tutorial on Problem-Based Learning
  Education Office, Fermilab,
  Batavia, IL

• http://www.samford.edu/pbl/
  
  The Samford PBL Initiative, Center for Problem-Based Learning

• http://www.knowledgeforum.com/
  
  Knowledge Forum: a collaborative tool for knowledge building communities

• http://www.chemeng.mcmaster.ca/pbl/pbl.htm
  
  Problem-based Learning, especially in the context of large classes, Don Woods,
  Chemical Engineering,
  McMaster University.

• http://www.udel.edu/pbl/
  
  The University of Delaware PBL site.

• http://cleo.eng.monash.edu.au/teaching/pbl-list
  
  Monash University's PBL Website.

• http://www.unimaas.nl/pbl/
  
  Maastricht University's PBL site.

• http://www.pbli.org/pbl/pbl.htm
  
  Problem Based Learning Initiative - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

• http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/cpbl.html
  
  IMSA Centre for Problem-Based Learning home page.

• http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/problearn.html
  
  Schools of California Online Resources for Education.

• https://www.mis4.udel.edu/Pbl/
  
  Problem-Based Learning Clearinghouse,
  University of Delaware

• http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/pbl/
  
  Problem-Based Learning @ Lanphier Curriculum Center,
  Lanphier High School,
  Springfield,
  Illinois.

• http://www.ntlf.com/html/pi/9812/pbl_1.htm
  
  Problem-Based Learning: An Introduction,
  James Rhem, Executive Editor
  The National Teaching and Learning Forum.

• http://www.bie.org/pbl/
  
  The Buck Institute for Education Project Based Learning Website.

• http://www.hebes.mdx.ac.uk/teaching/Research/
  PEPBL/page1.htm
  
  Project On The Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning (PEPBL).

• http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/PBL&PBL.htm
  
  Project-Based and Problem-Based: The same or different?
  San Mateo County Office of Education.

• http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ltdu/leap/leapinto/
  prob_based_lrng.pdf
  
  The University of Adelaide LEAP PBL Website.

• http://www.med-ed-online.org/f0000012.htm
  
  Scaffolding for Success in Problem-Based Learning
  Tony Greening,
  School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences,
  The University of Ballarat,
  Australia.

• http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/info.html
  
  Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (mcli) PBL Website.

• http://www.hku.hk/pblhk/about.htm
  
  What is Problem-Based Learning?
  Hong Kong for Problem Based Learning

• http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/learningtree/PBL/
  WhatisPBL.html
  
  What Is PBL?
  San Diego State University,
  CSU Instructional Technology Initiatives,
  Office of the Chancellor,
  California State University.

• http://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/pbl/pblhome.htm
  
  School of Medicine Problem-Based Learning Home Page,
  Faculty of Health Sciences,
  Queen's University at Kingston,
  Ontario.

• http://edweb.sdsu.edu/clrit/learningtree/Ltree.html
  
  The Learning Tree
  San Diego State University & California State University.

• http://musgrave.cqu.edu.au/clp/clpsite/index.htm
  
  Online Collaborative Learning In Higher Education,
  Central Queensland University

• http://www.has.vcu.edu/psy/psy633/notes.htm
  
  Topics in Group Dynamics,
  Donelson R. Forsyth,
  Virginia Commonwealth University

• http://www.strategy-business.com/press/enewsarticle/?ptag-ps=&art=401748&pg=0
  
  Strategy & Business ezine article about the future if elearning

• http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/~robertm/mekong/default.htm
  
  News report from Adelaide University about the Mekong e-sim online role play simulation project.

• http://www.fablusi.com
  
  Fablusi Online Role Playing Software

• http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/wollongong98/asc98-pdf/freemancapper.pdf
  
  "An anonymous asynchronous Web-based role play"
  Mark Freeman & John Capper--a paper presented to ASCILITE 98 Conference, Wollongong.

• http://www.clomedia.com/content/templates/clo_feature.asp?articleid=382&zoneid=29
  
  The Promise of Online Simulations is an article written by Bjorn Billhardt is CEO of Enspire Learning and discusses the current state of play with online simulations.

PBL Examples

• WebQuest Direct ( http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/)

  This site contains some excellent examples of professionally designed WebQuests--highly engaging and lots of fun.

This is an excellent example of a WebQuest, a multi role, online problem-based learning excercise produced by Tom March and SBC Pacifiv Bell Applications Design Team

• http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/whatis/model.html
  
  PBL Model Problems,
  IMSA

• http://www.tds.holmesglen.vic.edu.au/
  youthwork/home.htm
  
  Youth Work Toolbox

• http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/biomed/health/
  
  The Health Care Game

• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/necc98.htm
  
  An Introduction to WebQuests,
  San Diego State University.

• http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/learning/
  buffalo/index.html
  
  Buffalo Commons Tutorial,
  IMSA.

• http://www.elearningpost.com/features/archives/
  001003.asp
  
  This is an article on empathic instructional design from elearning post

• http://chronicle.com/teaching/books/2001040301b.htm
  
  "A Practical Guide to Problem-Based Learning" book revie

• http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/edtalk/toc.htm
  
  "Plugging In" an information Website that deals with choosing and using educational technology from the perspective of engaged learning

• http://www-honors.ucdavis.edu/vohs/index.html
  
  An Information Website on Group Work and Collaborative Writing,
  Campus Writing Center,
  UC Davis

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