Date: January 6
Time: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center
Description: A primary activity of the PBL instructor is finding and creating good problems. What characterizes a good problem for a PBL classroom? What should we think about when we create and test our own problems?
Susan Groh
Sue Groh, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Susan E. Groh is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Delaware. As a co-founder of the Institute for the Transformation of Undergraduate Education at the University of Delaware, she has presented workshops promoting problem-based and active learning regularly since 1993. Together with Barbara Duch and Deborah Allen, she edited “The Power of Problem-Based Learning” (2001), a guide to using problem-based learning in undergraduate settings, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the PBL Clearinghouse, a repository for peer-reviewed PBL problems and supporting materials. Dr. Groh teaches general chemistry in the Honors program and has won numerous awards for her work with students, Including the University Excellence in Teaching and Excellence in Advising awards.
Steve Bernhardt
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.