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You know your class better than I do, but the main guy I learned project-based learning from, Chris Lehmann, differentiates between a project, which is open-end
by spodek 7y ago
You know your class better than I do, but the main guy I learned project-based learning from, Chris Lehmann, differentiates between a project, which is open-ended and no one knows where it will lead, but starts with the student creating it, and a recipe, where you know the result. He talks about these things in his TEDx talks http://joshuaspodek.com/inspiration-in-education http://joshuaspodek.com/inspiration-in-education. I hope I'm not asking too directly, but are you assigning projects or recipes?
- mygo 7y agoI was an art major. I was also a biology major. the biology courses were all sit down and listen to a lecture and write a test. the art courses were very hands on and I had to initiate what I wanted to do within the confines of the assignment. And most importantly there was critique. I think what makes a project a project is the ability for it to be critiqued by your peers and the instructor. It’s also much more engaging than sitting down and being quiet and watching an instructor say words for an hour or so. I graduated with both degrees, but remember wishing more of my biology classmates had the experience of being in classes where there was the element of critique.