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Teaching Adults Through Projects
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Project IDEA CornerProject-based learning (PBL) is an important component of Project IDEA. These projects serve as the catalyst for the teachers to begin identifying questions and conducting inquiry into their teaching. Additionally, PBL promotes the teacher as a facilitator in a learner-centered environment. "In its simplest form, project-based learning involves a group of learners taking on an issue close to their hearts, developing a response, and presenting the results to a wider audience. Projects may last from only a few days to several months" (Wrigley, 1998, p. 13). Teachers have reported the following benefits to facilitating student-generated projects:
A key element in the process of PBL is for ownership of the project to be shared. It is a mutual group decision about "how the project should be set up, which learning activities will be conducted, and who should undertake them" (Poell, Vanderkrogt & Warmerdam, 1998, p. 29). Being a part of PBL helps students to:
If deciding to use PBL, teachers should be aware that there are some difficulties in facilitating student-generated project. Teachers who have used PBL reported the following challenges:
Project-based learning is a natural fit for Equipped for the Future (EFF). During PBL, the facilitator has ample opportunities to help the students make the connections between the EFF triad of family, worker, and citizen. PBL also helps to build lifelong learning skills, communication skills, decision-making skills, and interpersonal skills that are key elements of EFF. Student-centered projects give learners a voice in their learning, promote independence, and help them to build the skills that will give them a "bridge to the future" (Stein, 2000). Do YOU want to know more about Project IDEA? If so, contact:
Barbara Baird, Project Director or
Rebecca Davis, Project Coordinator References
Poell, R. F., Vanderkrogt, F. J., & Warmerdam, J. H. M. (1998). Project-based learning in professional organizations. Adult Education Quarterly, 49 (1), 28-42. Stein, S. (2000). Equipped for the future content standards: What adults need to know and be able to do in the 21st century. (National Institute for Literacy Publication). Washington, DC. Wrigley, H. S & Guth, G. J. (1992). Bringing literacy to life: Issues and options in adult ESL literacy. San Diego, CA. Dominie Press, Inc.
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