Enhancing PBL Authenticity by Engaging STEM-Professional Volunteers

Autor/inn/en	Nicholas, Celeste; Scribner, J. Adam
Titel	Enhancing PBL Authenticity by Engaging STEM-Professional Volunteers
Quelle	In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 15 (2021) 2, (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nicholas, Celeste)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-5015
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Problem Based Learning; Interdisciplinary Approach; Student Projects; Volunteers; Expertise; Facilitators (Individuals); Rural Areas; High Schools; Partnerships in Education; Professional Development; Professional Personnel; Accountability; Personal Autonomy; Cooperative Learning; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Schulprojekt; Freiwilliger; Expert appraisal; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; High school; Oberschule; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Personalbestand; Verantwortung; Individuelle Autonomie; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	The article profiles a project addressing a central issue in reform-driven STEM education--the need to align educational experiences with real-world STEM. The interdisciplinary program aimed for authenticity by purposefully designing an authentic PBL project and incorporating STEM professionals as volunteer facilitators. These volunteers enhanced authentic elements of the project task (e.g., open-ended task, accountability) and context (e.g., autonomy, collaboration). Volunteers also alleviated pedagogical barriers to PBL--their expertise allowed both volunteers and teachers to take up the facilitator roles foundational to PBL. Professionals who volunteer their time can play vital roles in STEM capacity-building initiatives, including programs designed to broaden participation. Further research is needed to understand how to prepare and utilize volunteers most efficiently in a variety of classroom roles, including the role of PBL facilitator. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01