Reflection on blog resources

The blog that I mentioned in the previous post led me on interesting journey. This always happens when I look for information on the internet - I start clicking links and following paths and then I am far away from where I started. When I was reading this blog posting about constructivism, I clicked on the author's problem-based overview link which led me to an article Overview of problem-based learning: Definitions and distinctions. The article presented a brief history of problem-based learning - I didn't know that it started as an instructional approach in medical schools to help improve physicians' clinical problem solving skills. As I was read further, I came across the statement "The goals of PBL are both knowledge-based and process-based" which immediately brought to mind the Show-Me Standards. The article also compared and contrasted PBL to project-based learning and inquiry-based learning. I found this very interesting because often all 3 are grouped together making it seem that they are the same approach.

Another interesting thing I learned from my journey is that this article is in The Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning which is a publication from Purdue University that began in 2006. There have been four issues of this publication and they are online. All of the articles can be accessed as pdf files at http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/. Naturally I had to access all the issues and view the tables of contents and check out the articles. I plan on coming back to this resource later.

Savery, J. R. (2006). Overview of problem-based learning: Definitions and distinctions. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning 1(1), 9-20. Retrieved January 27, 2009 from http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ijpbl/vol1/iss1/3/