NVTC 401 - Project Based Instruction

(2 units)

NVTC 401 provides an investigation of the theory that drives project-based instruction (PBI) and a technological component to support PBI.

Prerequisite(s): NVTC 202. Corequisite(s): NVTC 491.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. discuss the importance of project-based instruction in terms of secondary students’ cognitive development, equity, and motivation.
2. evaluate the usefulness of technology in achieving learning objectives and select appropriate resources for student use based on the relationship of salient features of the technology to learning objectives.
3. describe examples of project-based instruction in mathematics or science and analyze those examples in terms of several well-studied, field-tested models for PBI.
4. compare and contrast observations of “real” project-based classrooms with those presented in readings and with theoretical models.
5. use PBL design principles to develop interdisciplinary, two-to-four week project-based units for secondary school classes.
6. develop alternative assessment strategies appropriate for project-based instruction.
7. discuss lab safety and liability issues related to project-based instruction in wet labs or field experiences.
8. integrate relevant technologies into the development of projects and curricular units.

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