Date: January 7
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Location: Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center
Description: The PBL classroom offers a great setting for integrating communication skills (oral, written, team, electronic) with content objectives. How can we best support students as they develop these key competencies, sometimes referred to as “soft” skills? Can we design problems to foster the development of communication skills?
Steve Bernhardt
Steve Bernhardt, English
Dr. Stephen A. Bernhardt holds the Andrew B. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Chair in Writing at the University of Delaware, from which position he promotes strong writing and communication skills across the university. He is the author of Writer’s Help, a new, Web-based reference handbook from Bedford/St. Martin’s. He teaches courses in scientific and technical communication, first year composition, computers and writing, and grammar and style. Dr. Bernhardt currently directs the Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education (ITUE) at UD, a group of faculty who promote active, engaged learning through team, problem and project-based teaching, frequently with an emphasis on innovative technologies.